Unit 1: Rome - Vocabulary List

Front

What is the term for 'the territory in an administrative district of a nation'?

Back

province

Front

What is the term for 'a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening'?

Back

arch

Front

What is the term for 'a large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80'?

Back

Colosseum

Front

What is the term for 'a conduit that carries water over a valley'?

Back

aqueduct

Front

What is the term for 'a periodic count of the population'?

Back

census

Front

What is the term for 'a country house in ancient Rome'?

Back

villa

Front

What is the term for 'any expected deliverer'?

Back

messiah

Front

Fill in the blank: A specially long, formal letter is called an ________.

Back

epistle

Front

Fill in the blank: One who suffers for the sake of principle is called a ________.

Back

martyr

Front

A person hired to fight for another country than their own is called a ________.

Back

mercenary