Chapter 11 Section 1 Quiz Review

What was the Pax Romana?

• A series of aqueducts bringing water to Rome

• A phrase meaning "all roads led to Rome"

• A period of peace and prosperity that began under Augustus

What is an aqueduct?

• A stone channel that carries clean water into a city

• A rotated series of arches

• A curved structure over an opening

Which statement is true about Pompeii?

• Pompeii provides historians a revealing glimpse into everyday Roman life.

• Pompeii was frozen in time under a blanket of ice.

• Pompeii was destroyed over a period of several years

The country homes of the wealthy Romans were called ___________.

• Mosaics

• Frescoes

• Villas

A curved structure over an opening

• Arch

• Mosaic

• Aqueduct

A picture painted directly onto wet plaster; usually found on walls

• Fresco

• Mosaic

• Villa

a large stadium in Rome

• Emperor

• Villa

• Colosseum

a picture made with small colored pieces of tile or stone

• Fresco

• Mosaic

• Arch

Men who fought others for entertainment in stadiums like the Colosseum.

• Patrician

• Plebeian

• Gladiator

The supreme ruler of an empire

• Consul

• Emperor

• Patrician