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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. |
