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The Roman Achievement
The Roman Achievement
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Review of Chapter 5, Section 3 of Prentice Hall World History, c 2009
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1
Some Roman poets chose to _____, or make fun of, society.
satirize
aquedize
mosaicize
2
To which civilization did Roman culture owe the greatest debt?
Babylonian
Sumerian
Egyptian
Greek
3
What building material did Romans use for the rounded dome roofs they developed?
marble
concrete
tin
4
Livy and Tacitus were best known as Roman
architects
historians
poets
5
Water was carried to Roman cities by
satires
aqueducts
mosaics
steel pipes
6
Romans were skilled at the art of ________, a picture made from small bits of stone or glass.
comedy
mosaic
drama
satire
7
Which statement best describes the Roman view of science?
Science should be used to strengthen belief in the gods
They had little interest in science.
Did little original research, &put science to practical use.
They did much original research&put science to practical use
8
The application of science and mathematics to develop useful structures is called ________.
satirizing
aquedizing
engineering
9
Rome's greatest legacy to the modern world was probably its
policy of religious freedom.
development of modern military discipline.
commitment to the rule of law and justice..
10
The author of the Aeneid, Rome's greatest epic, was ________.
Livy
Homer
Twain
Virgil