Rome - Studies Weekly Two

What writing tool did the Romans use that the Greeks also used?

• pencil

• stylus

• paper

• reed

A time of peace when Romans made discoveries in literature and arts.

• Pax Romana

• Pax Naples

• Pax Vesuvius

• Pax Boot

Roman baths were a very important part of Roman culture.

• TRUE

• FALSE

This was considered to be the center of Rome, where the government was located and where citizens could hear the latest news from their leaders.

• The Colosseum

• The Agora

• The Forum

• The Market

Ancient Romans engraved a group of laws on metal tablets and displayed them in the Forum. What were these laws called?

• Twelve Laws of Rome

• The Twelve Chairs

• The Twelve Tables

• The Twelve Rules of Rome

____________ is an active volcano in Italy. It erupted in 79 A.D. and destroyed the city of Pompeii.

• Mt. Joy

• Mt. Rome

• Mt. Helen

• Mt. Vesuvius

Circus Maximus was a _______ race where charioteers raced around a central platform called a spina.

• ostrich

• elephant

• horse

This place held 50,000 spectators who watched gladiators fight each other and animals to the death.

• Colosseum

• Amphitheater

• Forum

This emperor decided that Rome did not need to expand any more and had a wall built in Britannia to stop the expansion of Rome.

• Ceasar

• Hadrian

• Constantine

Historians estimated that 90 _________ were killed each day in the Colosseum.

• slaves

• gladiators

• emperors

• animals