Ancient Rome Vocabulary
  • 1. The idea that Roman leaders were descended from the war gods Mars (Romulus and Remus)
A) democracy
B) Rulers
C) Right to Rule
D) leadership
  • 2. A channel or canal to contain large quantities of flowing water.
A) drains
B) levy
C) canals
D) aqueducts
  • 3. The name given to invaders from other countries by the Romans
A) bullet
B) belly dancer
C) bully
D) barbarian
  • 4. The sign of the early kings, a bundled group of rods with an axe, which was carried by the king everywhere he went in order to remind the people of his power.
A) scissors
B) fasces
C) pencils
D) cell phone
  • 5. Apartment houses often connected to a shop, usually for the poorer people of Rome.
A) flats
B) houses
C) mutli family dwelling
D) mobile unit
  • 6. The main marketplace in Rome where the senate meets (public buildings).
A) Harris Teeter
B) Agora
C) grocery store
D) forum
  • 7. Prisoners who were forced to fight to the death in the arenas.
A) gladiators
B) warriors
C) chickens
D) turkeys
  • 8. The language of the Romans that is the base for the "Romance" languages today. French, Italian, Spanish, and German.
A) Roman
B) German
C) Latin
D) English
  • 9. A design made of many small tiles.
A) decoration
B) paint
C) art work
D) mosaic
  • 10. People who spoke persuasively in the public squares.
A) students
B) orators
C) teachers
D) president
  • 11. The families of Rome (the upper class).
A) Pharaohs
B) Monarchs
C) patrician
D) Sumerians
  • 12. A time of peace, artistic growth, and expanding trade that lasted about 200 years.
A) War
B) The Golden Age
C) Pax Romana
D) Industrial Revolution
  • 13. The merchants, farmers, artisans of Rome (the lower class).
A) Sumerians
B) artists
C) plebeian
D) farmers
  • 14. A government in which people choose their leaders.
A) democracy
B) Republic
C) narrator
D) President
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