| A | B |
|---|
| Romulus and Remus | Twin sons of Mars |
| Romulus | Founder of Rome |
| Location of Rome | Modern-day Italy |
| Etruscans | Roman ancestors |
| Republic | Nation where power is through citizens |
| Consuls | Elected by the senate to lead government and army |
| Senate | Group of elected officials |
| Patrician | wealthy class, vote, hold office |
| Plebian | working class, vote |
| Slave | No rights |
| Hannibal | Leader of Carthigian army |
| Rome's favorite thing to do | Conquer |
| Julius Caesar | Declares himself a dictator |
| Empire | Nation where a single ruler controls a large number of territories |
| Pompeii | Roman town destroyed by volcano |
| Atrium | Outside living room area of house |
| Forum | open market place, like a mall |
| Gladiators | slaves, criminals trained to fight men and animals |
| Colosseum | Arena for gladiator fights |
| Aqueduct | Designed by Roman engineers to move water |
| Toilets | Indoor plumbing |
| Fire | Used to heat water for baths |
| Aphrodite, Greek | Venus, Roman |
| Ares, Greek | Mars, Roman |
| Prayers were offered at ? | temples, family shrines |
| Judea | "Land of the Jews", conquered by Romans |
| Herod | Roman official, orders all male babies killed |
| Jesus | Leader of Christian faith, son of god |
| Disciples | Followers of Jesus |
| Parables | Stories used by Jesus to teach |
| Crucifixion | Roman method of execution, die nailed to a cross |
| Resurrection | Life after death |
| Constantine | First Roman Emperor to become a Christian |
| Persecution | Being harrased and killed becuase of different beliefs such as the Christians |
| Barbarians | Attack Rome |
| Byzantium | Capital city of eastern half of Roman empire |
| 2 Christian groups today? | Roman Catholic, Greek (Eastern) Orthodox |
