31. Roman Accomplishments

Romans developed the use of _____ and _____.

• arches; domes

• columns; roads

• boats; trains

• pyramids; camels

What is this called?

• Aqueduct

• Colosseum

• Pantheon

• Parthenon

Aqueducts were used to _____.

• carry fresh water to cities

• transport people

• transport food

• look interesting

What is this structure called?

• Colosseum

• Pantheon

• Parthenon

• Aqueduct

What happened in the Colosseum?

• Gladiators fought to the death

• Romans played an early version of soccer

• Theater performances

• Political speeches

The language of the Romans, which is the basis of Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Romanian (Romance languages)?

• Latin

• Greek

• Roman

• Phoenician

What is the name of this temple, built to honor the Roman gods?

• Pantheon

• Parthenon

• Colosseum

• Aqueduct

The Roman author of the Aeneid.

• Virgil

• Homer

• Julius Caesar

• Octavian

The Aeneid was meant to serve as a sequel to _____.

• The Iliad & The Odyssey

• The Republic

• The Torah

• The Vedas & Upanishads

According to the Aeneid, the Romans believed they were descended from the _____.

• Trojans

• Greeks

• Persians

• Egyptians