WorksheetsAncient Rome Vocabulary Practice_Quizizz
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
an underground irrigation system invented by the Etruscans
a)
cuniculus
b)
gladiator
c)
plebian
d)
aqueduct
2.
an ancient inhabitant of Etruria, a land in north and central Italy
a)
Etruscan
b)
Stoicism
c)
civil war
d)
convert
3.
a person trained to fight for public entertainment
a)
gladiator
b)
triumphal arch
c)
collapsed
d)
disciple
4.
having characteristics of Roman culture with a strong Greek influence
a)
Greco-Roman
b)
transfer
c)
dictator
d)
emphasis
5.
the capital city of the Roman civilization, founded about 700 B.C.E.
a)
Rome
b)
natural law
c)
Julius Caesar
d)
Gospel
6.
having to do with the community
a)
civic
b)
adapted
c)
Pax Romana
d)
Jesus
7.
a set of basic laws
a)
constitution
b)
cuniculus
c)
plot
d)
Messiah
8.
one of two chief leaders in Rome
a)
consul
b)
Etruscan
c)
Punic Wars
d)
missionary
9.
a dangerous moment with a high chance of an unwanted result
a)
crisis
b)
gladiator
c)
vision
d)
parable
10.
noticeable and remarkable
a)
dramatic
b)
Greco-Roman
c)
accompanied
d)
Resurrection
11.
in the Roman Republic, a member of the upper, ruling class
a)
patrician
b)
Rome
c)
Circus Maximus
d)
stressed
12.
in the Roman Republic, one of the common people
a)
plebeian
b)
civic
c)
Colosseum
d)
aqueducts
13.
something that is written and distributed
a)
published
b)
constitution
c)
estate
d)
Byzantine Empire
14.
a form of government in which leaders are elected to represent the people
a)
republic
b)
consul
c)
Forum
d)
dissolved
15.
a group of 300 men elected to govern Rome
a)
Senate
b)
crisis
c)
leisure
d)
Latin
16.
an official of Rome elected by plebeians to represent them
a)
tribune
b)
dramatic
c)
paterfamilias
d)
natural law
17.
to refuse to approve proposals of government
a)
veto
b)
patrician
c)
rule of law
d)
patron
18.
a close estimate
a)
approximately
b)
plebeian
c)
ultimate
d)
Renaissance
19.
Julius Caesar’s grandnephew and adopted son, Octavian; Rome’s first emperor
a)
Caesar Augustus
b)
published
c)
symbolize
d)
Stoicism
20.
a war between groups in the same country
a)
civil war
b)
republic
c)
Christianity
d)
triumphal arch
21.
a sudden break down or failure
a)
collapsed
b)
Senate
c)
Constantine
d)
transfer
22.
a ruler with absolute power
a)
dictator
b)
tribune
c)
convert
d)
adapted
23.
a Roman general who ended the Roman Republic when he seized power and became dictator for life
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
veto
c)
disciple
d)
cuniculus
24.
a 200-year period of peace and stability established and maintained
a)
Pax Romana
b)
approximately
c)
emphasis
d)
Etruscan
25.
a secret plan made for a specific purpose, to bring about a certain outcome
a)
plot
b)
Caesar Augustus
c)
Gospel
d)
gladiator
26.
a series of wars fought between Rome and Carthage for control of the Mediterranean
a)
Punic Wars
b)
civil war
c)
Jesus
d)
Greco-Roman
27.
the idea someone has for the way something should be
a)
vision
b)
collapsed
c)
Messiah
d)
Rome
28.
to join someone in going somewhere
a)
accompanied
b)
dictator
c)
missionary
d)
civic
29.
a large Roman stadium primarily used for chariot races
a)
Circus Maximus
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
parable
d)
constitution
30.
a large arena in Rome where gladiator contests and other games and sporting events were held
a)
Colosseum
b)
Pax Romana
c)
Resurrection
d)
consul
31.
land in the country that usually has a large house on it
a)
estate
b)
plot
c)
stressed
d)
crisis
32.
the center of most of the important public activities of the city Rome and its empire
a)
Forum
b)
Punic Wars
c)
aqueducts
d)
dramatic
33.
time spent not working
a)
leisure
b)
vision
c)
Byzantine Empire
d)
patrician
34.
the oldest male of a Roman household; his word was law for the family
a)
paterfamilias
b)
accompanied
c)
dissolved
d)
plebeian
35.
the idea that people should live according to a set of agreed-upon laws
a)
rule of law
b)
Circus Maximus
c)
Latin
d)
published
36.
something that cannot be outdone
a)
ultimate
b)
Colosseum
c)
natural law
d)
republic
37.
to use a character or picture to represent something else
a)
symbolize
b)
estate
c)
patron
d)
Senate
38.
the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus
a)
Christianity
b)
Forum
c)
Renaissance
d)
tribune
39.
Roman emperor from about 280 to 337 C.E.; the first Roman emperor to become a Christian
a)
Constantine
b)
leisure
c)
Stoicism
d)
veto
40.
someone who has changed their religious beliefs so they accept a different or new religion
a)
convert
b)
paterfamilias
c)
triumphal arch
d)
approximately
41.
a person who helps spread the religious teachings of another
a)
disciple
b)
rule of law
c)
transfer
d)
Caesar Augustus
42.
extra attention or importance placed on something
a)
emphasis
b)
ultimate
c)
adapted
d)
civil war
43.
an account of the life and teachings of Jesus; four of them are included in the New Testament of the Christian Bible
a)
Gospel
b)
symbolize
c)
cuniculus
d)
collapsed
44.
the founder of Christianity upon whose life and teachings the religion is based
a)
Jesus
b)
Christianity
c)
Etruscan
d)
dictator
45.
a savior who many Jews believe had been promised to them by God
a)
Messiah
b)
Constantine
c)
gladiator
d)
Julius Caesar
46.
someone who tries to convert others to believe in a particular religion or set of beliefs
a)
missionary
b)
convert
c)
Greco-Roman
d)
Pax Romana
47.
a simple story that explains a moral or religious lesson
a)
parable
b)
disciple
c)
Rome
d)
plot
48.
in Christian belief, Jesus’s rise from the dead
a)
Resurrection
b)
emphasis
c)
civic
d)
Punic Wars
49.
to place importance on something
a)
stressed
b)
Gospel
c)
constitution
d)
vision
50.
a pipe or channel built to carry water over a long distance
a)
aqueducts
b)
Jesus
c)
consul
d)
accompanied
51.
the name for the eastern Roman Empire, located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia; it lasted from about 500 to 1453 C.E.
a)
Byzantine Empire
b)
Messiah
c)
crisis
d)
Circus Maximus
52.
to separate into smaller pieces
a)
dissolved
b)
missionary
c)
dramatic
d)
Colosseum
53.
the language originally spoken in ancient Rome, on which many words in modern languages are based
a)
Latin
b)
parable
c)
patrician
d)
estate
54.
the concept that there is a universal order built into nature that can guide moral thinking
a)
natural law
b)
Resurrection
c)
plebeian
d)
Forum
55.
a person who promotes artistic activities by paying for new works and supporting artists
a)
patron
b)
stressed
c)
published
d)
leisure
56.
a great flowering of culture based on classical Greek and Roman ideas that began in Italy around 1300 and spread throughout Europe
a)
Renaissance
b)
aqueducts
c)
republic
d)
paterfamilias
57.
a philosophy that flourished in ancient Greece and Rome and that focused on developing virtue, self-control, and courage as a way to achieve happiness
a)
Stoicism
b)
Byzantine Empire
c)
Senate
d)
rule of law
58.
a large monument in the shape of an arch that celebrates a leader or a military victory
a)
triumphal arch
b)
dissolved
c)
tribune
d)
ultimate
59.
to move from one person or place to another
a)
transfer
b)
Latin
c)
veto
d)
symbolize
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