The Romans

What is the name for a Roman house?

Roman temples took inspiration from

• Gothic architecture

• Greek architecture

• Egyptian architecture

• Etruscan architecture

The Romans invented this by mixing volcanic ash, water, and lime. It is a type of liquid rock that dries and becomes solid. It was used to make huge monuments.

• cement

• brick

• marble

• limestone

What was the purpose of the rostra?

• A room to throw up in

• A mass exit to get people out quickly

• A place to hear senate speeches

• A platform for senators to address the people

What was the purpose of the triumphal arches?

• To see comedic and dramatic plays

• To communicate and commemorate military conquests

• A place to hear senate speeches

• A platform for senators to address the people

The two ingredients that made Roman concrete so strong were:

• sand

• volcanic ash

• lime

• fresh water

A roman building type that is four or more stories high.

• Megaron

• Domus

• Villas

• Insula

In Roman architecture, a range of columns surrounding a court or a temple, or a courtyard.

• Stoa

• Peristyle

• Atrium

• Compluvium

A Roman dining room with couches on three sides.

• Fresco

• Mosaci

• Oecus

• Triclinium

Pompeii post-eruption of 79 A.D. shows archeologists:

• How cities were set up in the 1st century B.C.E.

• The lifestyle of a citizen of Pompeii

• Nothing because Mt. Vesuvius destroyed everything

• All of the above