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Romana | The period of peace and prosperity in Rome from 30 B.C to 180 A.D was known as the Pax ___________. |
Emperor | Caesar Augustus was the first Roman ________. |
Augustus | A title which means "honored" |
imperator | A military title which gave Julius Caesar control of the army |
citizen | Caesar Augustus preferred to be called "first ________" instead of "emperor." |
Tiberius | Roman emperor who was adopted by Caesar Augustus. Jesus began teaching during his reign. |
Caligula | This Roman emperor was raised with the army. His name means "little boots." |
Claudius | This Roman emperor may have survived being murdered by his nephew by pretending to be feeble-minded. |
Nero | Roman emperor who executed Christians for entertainment |
Vespasian | Roman emperor who came from the plebeian class |
Pompeii | One of the cities which was destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted. |
Titus | The Arch of _______ was built to celebrate the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. |
Hadrian | Roman emperor who had stone walls built to protect the borders of Rome. |
Commodus | This Roman emperor made peace with the Germanic tribes instead of following his father's instructions to defeat them. |
multistoried | The Romans were the first people to build ___________ apartment houses. |
tablinum | a room used as a study and small dining room |
peristylium | a courtyard |
mosaics | Floors in Roman houses were often covered with tile _________. |
aqueduct | an elevated structure used for transporting water |
Pantheon | a building designed by Hadrian as a temple to the Roman gods |
Colosseum | Gladiators fought in this gigantic public arena. |
Grammaticus | a school for Roman boys |
Virgil | author of the Aeneid |
International | Laws which protect the rights of countries are called ___________ laws. |
Greek | the language of the Roman upper classes |
Latin | the language of ordinary Romans |
Romance | Languages which are based on Latin are known as _________ languages. |
tetrarch | a local ruler who was allowed to rule his own territory |
Procurator | a Roman governor in charge of keeping order and protecting his territory |
Latin | The rights and privileges of a citizen of Rome were known as the ________ Right. |
Pilate | Jewish leaders turned Jesus over to this Roman procurator for sentencing. |
Resurrection | Christianity is based on the death and ____________ of Jesus. |
Crucifixion | method of execution where a condemned person is nailed or tied to a cross |
Germanic | The __________ tribes were a group of people who migrated to northern Europe from northern India, southern Mesopotamia, and southern Russia. |
hearth | an open fireplace used for cooking by Germanic peoples |
comitatus | a ceremony that young men from Germanic tribes went through to gain the right to have armor |
Wodan | Wednesday is named after this chief Germanic god |
Frigga | Friday is named after this Germanic goddess |
Thor | Norwegian god of thunder |
Walhalla | People from Germanic tribes believed that only great warriors and brave men would go to this heaven. |
valkyries | Germanic warriors hoped that these maidens would meet them after they died. |