ANCIENT ROME

JEOPARDY

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VocabularyArchitecture,

ArtsGovernment Physical

CharacteristicsGrabBag

Act of giving or doing something

What is a contribution?

Different traits

What is a characteristic?

Form of government where male citizens vote for other male citizens to make the

rules and laws

What is a representative democracy?

The name of the system built to carry water from mountain

springs to towns.

What are aqueducts

?

A strong ruler who had total power.

BONUS QUESTION (NOT ON TEST!)

What is an emperor?

The most important form of architecture we received

from Rome

What is the arch?

Famous Roman building that still stands today

What is Colosseum?

The places where Romans went to socialize and

bathe

What is public baths?

The process of making pictures or designs by

inlaying small pieces of colored stone, glass, or tile

What is mosaics?

Three types of art that were popular during Ancient

Roman times

What are mosaics, pottery, and sculptures?

Rome became a _______, a type of government which

means officials were chosen by citizens

What is a Republic?

The government of the United States is based on the

ideas developed by these people

Who are the Ancient Romans?

Named after his uncle who became emperor then

changed his name.

BONUS QUESTION (NOT ON TEST!)

Who is Augustus?

The name of the dictator who wanted to be emperor and was murdered because

of it. -

BONUS QUESTION (NOT ON TEST!)

Who is Julius Caesar?

Since the Romans did not want one man to make all

of the laws, they decided to balance the power of the

government between three branches. Name the three branches of government.

BONUS QUESTION (NOT ON TEST!)

What is Executive, Legislative, and Judicial?

If you went to Rome, the land would have a lot of______.

What are mountains and hills?

The climate of Rome is

BONUS QUESTION (NOT ON TEST!)

What is hot and dry?

Rome is a peninsula located on this body of

water

What is the Mediterranean Sea?

Because of the mountains, the Romans adapted to the

environment by

What is farming on the hillsides?

The name of the river that runs through Rome

What is the Tiber River?

Romans specialized in… (HINT: “All ______ lead to

Rome”)

What are roads?

The Romans were powerful mostly because of this

BONUS QUESTION (NOT ON TEST!)

What is the Roman Army?

The type of housing most Romans lived in

What are apartments?

Name two Ancient Roman inventions

What are concrete, roads, arches, and aqueducts, and

sewage systems?

The Colosseum was an __________, where patrons would be entertained with chariot races and gladiator

fights.

What is amphitheater?The name amphitheatre

refers to a level, open space surrounded by an oval area that gradually ascends. The area may be a man-made

structure or a natural geographic formation, but it is suited for seating people on the sloping area for the viewing of spectator sports, games, concerts, displays,

rallies, or theatrical performances. The best-known amphitheatre in

the world is the Colosseum in Rome