Transcript Blank Jeopardy

Vocabulary
Emperors
Christianity
Culture
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A government in which
the citizens have the
right to vote and elect
officials.
Republic
To stop or cancel the
action of a government
official or body;
literally means, “I
forbid”
Veto
Areas within a country
or territory.
Province
The are of giving
speeches.
Oratory
A general rise in the cost
of goods.
Inflation
He was the nephew of
Tiberius; he was a
megalomaniac and tried
to both marry his
horse, and make her a
senator.
Caligula
Easily the nuttiest
emperor, he tried to have
his own mother killed three
times. He was certifiably
crazy, known as a tyrant,
and it is even rumored that
while Rome burned, he
played is fiddle.
Nero
He was a popular Emperor, who
was the first emperor from
non-Italian roots (Spanish).
He was emperor when Rome
was at its largest and
strongest, popular among the
Army, and restored order to
Rome after a period of unrest.
Trajan
While located towards
the end of the Roman
empire, he was the first
emperor to become a
Christian.
Constantine
He was known as the
“light of the world” and
was emperor when
Pompeii was destoryed.
Titus
Christianity was
originally part of this
religion, one of the other
Abrahamic Religions.
Judaism
(Jewish)
Christianity is a
monotheistic religion,
and believes that this
man is the Messiah; the
son of God.
Jesus of
Nazareth
Jesus’ followers believe their
leader was divine due to this
event...
The
Resurrection
This man, a Roman citizen and
Jew, converted to Christianity
and spread the Christian
message through all of the
Roman Empire. He taught that
Christianity was for everyone,
not just Jews, and he wrote
most of the New Testament.
Paul (Saul) of
Tarsus
Jesus told stories with a
moral, referred to as
this, to teach about God,
Faith, and how to live a
good life.
Parables
These engineering
creations were mastered
by the Romans, allowing
water to flow to Rome
and other major cities.
Aqueducts
What is this called?
The Coliseum
These were sometimes slaves,
although not always, who
fought in an arena for the
entertainment of the general
public.
Gladiators
Roman architecture was famous for three
aspects: A vault, arch, and this feature
seen below in the Pantheon
Dome
(The hole in the middle
is called an oculus.)
This was the term applied to the
Roman idea that the dominant
(and usually the oldest) male in
the house was responsible for
making all family decisions for
the household. This included
his wife, unmarried daughters,
as well as sons and their wives.
Paterfamilias
The government of the
Roman Republic was initially
split into these three
separate branches:
- Assembly
- Senate
- Magistrate
The Visigoths were the
first to sack Rome, but
were closely followed by
this group who burned
Rome, and looted it; we
even get a modern word
for the damage they left
behind….
Vandals
(Vandalism)
The Roman empire eventually
split into two civilizations. The
Western Empire fell to
European tribes, while the
Eastern Empire lived on under
this different name….
Byzantine Empire
The Patricians were the
wealthy land owners and made
up Rome’s ruling class.
Artisans, shopkeepers and
owners of small farms made up
most of the population, called
“this”…
Plebeians
The first Romans were
heavily influenced by the
Greeks, and this other
group found closer to Rome
Etruscans
Final
Jeopardy
Category: Roman Culture
The set of languages which
directly descended from Latin.
Provide the name of the family of
languages, as well as all five (5) of
the languages we learned about.
Romance Languages
- French
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Italian
- Romanian