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Unit 7: Ancient Rome and Egypt

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  • What is an ancient civilisation?
    Groups of people that lived hundreds of years ago that created their own way of life. For example: houses, buildings, medicine, writing and numbers
  • What was a Roman villa?
    It was a type of beautiful house, with a large courtyard
  • What is a tomb?
    It is were people are buried. Pyramids are types of Egyptian tombs for pharoahs
  • Which ancient civilisation invent paper?
    Egypt! They made paper out of a reed called Papyrus
  • The Colosseum was a type of...
    amphitheater for ancient Romans to watch gladiator fights and chariot races
  • What did a merchant do in ancient Rome?
    They sold food and clothes to soldiers
  • What is an aquaduct?
    A bridge built to carry fresh water in ancient Rome
  • What is a chariot?
    It is a two-wheeled cart, pulled by horses, used in anicent Rome for war and racing
  • What is a toga?
    a loose cloth worn by ancient Roman, that covered the whole body apart from the right arm
  • What is interesting about Roman numerals?
    Roman numerals or numbers do not have a zero.
  • What is a legend?
    A famous story about someone or something. It is thought to be based on some historic facts but can't be proven
  • What is a canopic jar?
    A jar used to store the lungs, stomach, liver and intestine during the mummification process
  • What is a gladiator?
    A slave that fought other slaves or animals in an amphitheater to entertain people in Ancient Rome
  • What is a pharaoh?
    Its a word to describe royalty in ancient Egypt
  • What was the Sphinx believed to do?
    Guard the tomb of the pharoah
  • What are hieroglyphics?
    The first form of writing, invented in Ancient Egypt