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The Ancient Romans

Matching
 
 
a.
Latins
i.
dictators
b.
Etruscans
j.
legion
c.
republic
k.
Punic Wars
d.
patricians
l.
Hannibal
e.
plebians
m.
Julius Caesar
f.
tribunes
n.
triumvirate
g.
forum
o.
Augustus Caesar
h.
senate
 

1. 

an Ethnic group of Northern Italy; rivals of the Latins
 

2. 

a person given supreme authority, usually during a crisis
 

3. 

three wars waged by Rome against Carthage
 

4. 

a union of three rulers
 

5. 

the common class of Romans
 

6. 

Roman general and ruler who became dictator for life
 

7. 

government system in which citizens elect officials to represent them
 

8. 

supreme council of the state of Rome; elected by the citizens
 

9. 

the marketplace or public square of an ancient Roman city
 

10. 

a division of the Roman army
 

11. 

language of Romans; an ethnic group that established Rome
 

12. 

people of noble or high rank; an aristocrat
 

13. 

administrative officers elected to protet the interests and rights of the Plebians
 

14. 

the first emporer of Rome.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

15. 

The Roman poet, ___________ wrote the Aeneid.
a.
Socrates
c.
Virgil
b.
Augustus
d.
Hannibal
 

16. 

A gold coin used in the Roman empire.
a.
Silver
c.
Denarius
b.
Latin
d.
Lira
 

17. 

_________ are professional soldiers hired to serve in a foreign army.
a.
assassins
c.
snipers
b.
mercenaries
d.
attilas
 

18. 

Romans supplied the city with water through ______________, or canals the built.
a.
aqueducts
c.
denarius
b.
aquavillas
d.
inflation
 

19. 

A __________ is the term for the gods of a particular culture.
a.
parthenon
c.
pantheon
b.
aqueductus
d.
divinity
 

20. 

The famous king of the Huns who plundered the edges of the Roman empire.
a.
Constantine
c.
Diocletion
b.
Attila
d.
Virgil
 

21. 

____________ is the persistent and substantial ries in the general level of prices.
a.
Inflation
c.
denarius
b.
consumer price index
d.
Euro
 

22. 

The ___________ was the period of peace and prosperity in Rome.
a.
Golden Age
c.
Peaceful Centuries
b.
Pacificus Romus
d.
Pax Romana
 

23. 

__________ was an ancient Roman city buried by a massive volcanic eruption.
a.
Rome
c.
Vesuvius
b.
Pompeii
d.
Olive Gardens
 

24. 

The __________ or the Eastern Roman Empire was formed after the East-West split of Rome.
a.
Byzantine
c.
Hellenistic
b.
Seleucid
d.
Hellenic
 

25. 

______________ are cultures directly affected by Greek and Roman influence.
a.
Hellenic
c.
Arabic
b.
Hellenistic
d.
Greco-Roman
 



 
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