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11.2 Roman Culture & Its Legacy
11.2 Roman Culture & Its Legacy
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Chapter 11.2 Roman Culture & Its legacy
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The Romans invented the
semicircular amphitheater
the trireme
the alphabet
the circular amphitheater
2
What does a gladiator do?
write books about love
fight battles & entertain audiences
make statues of Roman emperors
develop laws for Romans
3
Romans could flood arenas with enough water to re-enact famous naval battles with real ships!
TRUE - Ancient Romans were AMAZING
FALSE - No way ancient Roman's could pull that off!
4
How did the Twelve Tables change the Roman legal system?
set totally unfair laws everyone had to follow
the laws were extremely harsh
writing the laws down made legal system more reliable
crime dropped dramatically
5
How is the legacy of the Latin language important to scientists today?
modern medical equipment works on voice commands in Latin
medical prescriptions are coded in Latin
Today's scientists use Latin to name plants & animals
helps us decipher ancient medical texts
6
About how many people could the Circus Maximus seat? It was a few more than the Colosseum!
2,700
27,000
2,700,000
270,000
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Originally
, gladiatorial games were staged at what kind of events?
Marriages
Funerals
Imperial Crownings
Birthdays
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What does CARPE DIEM mean in Latin? American Marines use this as a catch phrase!
kill or be killed
seize the day
put it off until tomorrow
in reality
9
Were gladiators usually slaves or usually free?
Free
Slaves
10
Which of the following are Romance languages?
French, Italian, English
Spanish, Portuguese, German
Spanish, French, Portuguese
French, German, English
11
Before Galen made his discovery, people believed
____
flowed through people's veins & arteries.
urine
pure love
mucus
air
12
What Latin phrase can we find on American money? It means "from many, one".
E Pluribus Unum
Quid Pro Quo
Et Cetera
Circa
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What was the Circus Maximus?
Rome's greatest circus of clowns & exotic animals
Rome's Olympic stadium
Rome's chariot racing stadium
Rome's favorite dramatic theater
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What was the purpose of gladiatorial games?
A good way to get rid of criminals
pure entertainment
allowed exotic animals to be shown off
a way to make tons of money
15
How was Roman art different from Greek art?
Both were same, this is a trick question
Greek art was more realistic
Roman art was more realistic
16
Who was famous for writing satires in ancient Rome?
Juvenal
Joventude
Germinal
Juvenile
17
Why are some languages today called Romance languages?
they were found by Roman conquerers
They have words from Latin
they are useful to Roman-style speeches
They remind us of Ovid's romantic love
18
How might you respond to a satire?
laugh
cry
yawn
shout
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How were chariot races different from gladiatorial games?
races were held more often and not based on violence
only the rich could attend the chariot races
women dominated as the best charioteers
the losing charioteers would be killed
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What are mosaics?
designs made of tiny tiles of glass, stone or pottery
laws ancient Romans followed
trained entertainers that fought animals
long speeches made by Roman writers
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If you learned oratory, what could you do?
make fun of people
be a teacher
understand the law
give good speeches
