Ancient Rome
Fox Mill Elementary School


Directions:
Please read each question carefully, then visit the web site.  Look for the answer to each question.  Answer the questions in your own words and in complete sentences

Answer the following 4 questions by visiting this website.
http://www.mrdowling.com/702rome.html

1.  For how many years did Rome rule the western world?
 

2.  List 3 reasons Rome's location was excellent for a city.
           1.

           2.

           3.

3.  What is Rome's nickname?
 
 

4.  Rome is located on the Italian _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _ .


Answer the next 5 questions by visiting this link.
     http://www.mrdowling.com/702-patricians.html

5.  Noble families were called __________________.

6.  A republic is 
     (Finish the sentence.)

7.  Merchants, farmers and artisans were referred to as __________________.

8.  What and where was the Forum?
 
 
 

9.  What does the word "veto" mean?
 


Answer the next 5 questions by visiting this website.
http://www.mrdowling.com/702-technology.html

10.  What does the expression, "All roads lead to Rome" mean?
 
 
 

11.  What is an aqueduct?
 
 

12.  What did the ancient Romans call their large stadiums?
 

13.  Give 2 facts about the Colosseum.
 
 
 

14.  The greatest Roman engineering achievement was a ________.
        Why?



http://www.mrdowling.com/702-legacy.html

15.  How was the Roman government like today's United States government?
 
 

16.  In what countries is the Roman model of government used?
 
 


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17.  People living in Rome spoke ______________.


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18.  Most Romans were pagans.  
       What does that mean?
 
 

19.  Some Christians lived in the Roman Empire also.  They wanted an account of Jesus' life to be written.  These stories were combined into the first 4 books of the New Testament.  They are called the _______________.

20.  Why did Christianity grow to be the principal religious faith of the Roman Empire?