SS vocab test 3

Question 1

An ancient territory in central Italy, in modern Lazio, on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Answer 1

Latium

Question 2

A member of the common people in ancient Rome.

Answer 2

Plebeian

Question 3

An aristocrat or nobleman.

Answer 3

Patritian

Question 4

An official who is chosen by the plebians to protect their interests

Answer 4

Tribunes

Question 5

One of the two of the annually elected chief magistrate who jointly ruled the republic.

Answer 5

Consuls

Question 6

The earliest code of Roman civil, criminial, and religious law.

Answer 6

Twelve Tablets

Question 7

Trading center of the Mediterranean sea.

Answer 7

Carthage

Question 8

The Roman name for the region of western Europe occupied by present-day France.

Answer 8

Gaul

Question 9

He was a Roman general and politician.

Answer 9

Julius Ceaser

Question 10

The first emperor of the Roman Empire

Answer 10

Augustus

Question 11

Based on the life, death, and teachings of Jesus.

Answer 11

Christianity

Question 12

Who is referred to as the “Chosen one”

Answer 12

Messiah

Question 13

A Roman emperor from 284 to 305 CE. He split the Roman Empire in half and shared rule with three co-emperors.

Answer 13

Diocletian

Question 14

The Eastern half of the Roman Empire

Answer 14

Byzantine Empire

Question 15

The capital of the Roman Empire . It is a city in present day Turkey.

Answer 15

Constantinople

Question 16

The science of the design of structures or buildings.

Answer 16

Architecture

Question 17

A Roman province at the time of Christ.

Answer 17

Judea

Question 18

A Latin expression that means “Roman Peace”. It describes a period of the history of the Roman Empire that began in 27 BCE and ended in 180 CE. Romans didn’t rebel against the Emperor, and Rome was safe from attacks from people living outside of the Empire.

Answer 18

Pax Romana

Question 19

Professional fighters in ancient Rome.

Answer 19

Gladiators

Question 20

A large amphitheater located in Rome.

Answer 20

Colosseum