Ch. 12 Roman Civilization Test

A slave warrior that fought animals and people in public arenas

• regent

• gladiator

• Odocer

• barbarian

Open place that served as a marketplace and public square

• mosaic

• regent

• forum

• rhetoric

Rapidly increasing prices

• regent

• deflation

• anatomy

• inflation

The temple with a domed roof that was built to honor all of Rome's gods was called the

• Colosseum

• Theater

• Forum

• Pantheon

A huge arena built in AD 80 that could seat 60,000 people was called the 

• Colosseum
• Theater
• Forum
• Pantheon

How were Roman sculptures different from the Greek sculptures?

• More realistic-looking people
• Perfect-looking people
• Only beautiful women
• Only strong-looking men

What did Roman engineers build to bring water from the hills into the cities?

• Canals
• Ditches
• Underground pipes
• Aqueducts

The Roman empire was famous for a system of __________ that allowed Christians (and others) to travel easily and spread their message.

• Messenger posts

• Aqueducts

• Roads

• Horses

What was the language of the Romans that has influenced not only our alphabet but also many English words?

• Latin

• Egyptian

• Ostrogothian

• Byzantium

How was the peaceful period was called in the first 200 years of the Roman Empire?

• Pax Romana

• Roman Republic

• Roman Peace

• Romana Period