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TRUE OR FALSE: The Roman calendar was perfect and didn't need any changes. We still use this calendar today.

FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE: Romans kept their rules and regulations in written laws.

TRUE

Give an example of one thing the Romans built.

Roads / Theatres / Amphitheaters / Circus / Aqueducts / Bridges

Name the 3 places where Romans could enjoy leisure time.

Baths, theatres, and circuses.

What did Roman diet mainly consist of?

Bread, wine, olive oil, and some fish.

Where in Rome could you go to buy goods and listen to speeches?

The forum

Give an example of a remaining Roman city people still live in today.

London (Londinium) / Paris (Lutecia) / Seville (Hispalis) / Cordoba (Corduba)

___________ were not citizens, but could become freedmen. They suffered terrible working conditions in mines.

Slaves

During the Era of the Republic, _________ worked as servants and had no political power, but they were citizens.

Plebeians

During the Era of the Republic, _________ were rich and powerful (noble). They owned lands and slaves and had political power in the Senate.

Patricians

What were the 3 main social classes in Roman society?

Patricians, Plebeians, and Slaves

What year did the Roman Empire fall/collapse?

476 AD

An empire is a political system where the _________ rules a huge territory.

emperor

A republic is a political system where the _________ rules.

Senate

A monarchy is a political system where a ________ rules a country.

king

A religion in which only one god is worshipped.

Monotheism

A religion in which more than one god is worshipped.

Polytheism

Rome was first a monarchy, then a republic and at last...

An empire

The Romans conquered all the nations of the _________________ Sea.

Mediterranean

What was the language spoken by the Romans?

Latin

Aqueducts carried what?

water

Legend has it that Ancient Rome was founded by two brothers:

Romulus and Remus