Culture Review
Geography
Be able to find the
following items on a map of Italia:
CHECK FIRST
SEMESTER EXAM CULTURE INFORMATION FOR YOUR MAP
Character
list
Be able to identify
each of the following characters from our stories:
Cornelius - FATHER Flavia – NEIGHBOR AND CORNELIA’S FRIEND
Aurelia - MOTHER Thressa – SLAVEWOMAN WHO COOKS
Marcus - SON Syra
– SLAVEWOMAN WHO CLEANS
Sextus - BOY STAYING WITH FAMILY lupus - WOLF
Cornelia – DAUGHTER nuntius - MESSENGER
Eucleides
– TUTOR FOR FAMILY princeps - EMPEROR
Syrus –
COACHMAN / DRIVER ianitor - DOORKEEPER
Geta –
RUNAWAY SLAVE auriga / tabellarius – COURIER /
CHARIOTEER
Davus-
HEAD SLAVE pater Sexti – FIGHTING IN ASIA
MINOR
Cornelii –
CORNELIAN FAMILY mater Sexti – DEAD FROM VESUVIUS
Important
Dates
Write the date for
each of the following happenings in ancient
1. The founding of
2. The beginning of
the
3. Caesar is
assassinated
4. The opening of
the Colosseum 80 AD
5. The fall of the
western Roman Empire 476 AD
6. The slave
rebellion of Spartacus 73 – 71 BC
7. The eruption of
Mt. Vesuvius 79 AD
Roman
Slavery
1. Where did the
Romans get their slaves primarily? POWS, CAPTIVES, CRIMINALS
2. Latin term for
slaves, meaning “talking thing” or “talking tool” RES LOQUENS
3. Latin terms for
slave and slavewoman SERVUS AND ANCILLA
4. What is a “fugitivus”? RUNAWAY SLAVE
5. How would a
Roman recognize a “fugitivus”? BRANDED ON FOREHEAD
WITH FUG
6. Latin term for
the process of freeing a slave MANUMISSIO / MANUMISSION
7. How could a
slave become free? BUYING FREEDOM WITH ALLOWANCE,
EARNING FREEDOM,
FREEDOM CEREMONY, SET FREE BY MASTER’S WILL
Christianity
1. What were some
punishments the Romans inflicted on the Christians? FED TO ANIMALS, CRUCIFIED,
BURNED AT STAKE,
ARRESTED, LIMITS ON NUMBER OF CHILDREN,
USED AS HUMAN TORCHES,
CHURCHES DESTROYED
2. Who was the
first Christian emperor of
3. What was the
Roman test for Christianity? (A Christian
could not do these things) SAY A PRAYER TO THE ROMAN EMPEROR
AND THE ROMAN GODS
Fall
of
1. What new capital
of the
2. What was the
later name for the
3. Which barbarians
came into the city of
4. What period of
European history began with the fall of
Historical
people
1. He led a slave rebellion against Rome
SPARTACUS
2. He was a famous general and politician in
3. He was one of the leaders of the
conspiracy against Caesar BRUTUS
4. He was the general who defeated Spartacus
MARCUS CRASSUS
5. He was the first emperor of Rome AUGUSTUS
/ OCTAVIAN
6. He was the emperor who set fire to Rome
NERO
7. He was the emperor who had his horse
appointed consul CALIGULA
8. He was the first Christian emperor
CONSTANTINE
9. He was the first king of Rome ROMULUS
10. He was the last king of Rome TARQUINIUS
SUPERBUS
11. He was the emperor during the time of our
textbook stories TITUS
12. He was the last Western Roman emperor
ROMULUS AUGUSTULUS
City of
1. What city was buried in the eruption of
2. How many hills are in the city of
3. What are the 3 most important hills in
4. What river flows through the city of
5. What is the name of the most important
road in the
6. What was the social and political center
of
7. Which round, dome temple housed the
eternal and sacred flame of
8. Which domed building was built to honor
all of the Roman gods? PANTHEON
9. What did the Romans use to bring fresh
water into the city? AQUEDUCT
10. What is another name for the Flavian Amphitheater? COLOSSEUM
11. What would a spectator watch at the Flavian Amphitheater? GLADIATORIAL FIGHTS, ANIMAL HUNTS,
ANIMAL FIGHTS
12. Where would a Roman go to see a chariot
race? CIRCUS MAXIMUS
Mythology
1. Where did the Greek and Roman gods live?
2. The king of the gods and god of the sky
JUPITER
3. The queen of the gods and goddess of
marriage and women JUNO
4. The god of the sun, music, poetry, and
prophecy APOLLO
5. The god of war MARS
6. The goddess of the hearth and home VESTA
7. The goddess of wisdom MINERVA
8. The messenger god MERCURY
9. The goddess of the moon, hunt, and animals
DIANA
10. The god of the sea
11. The goddess of love and beauty VENUS
12. The goddess of agriculture CERES
13. The god of fire and forge; the blacksmith
god VULCAN
14. The three goddesses who determined a
person’s life and destiny FATES
15. A Greek musician and his wife whom he
tried to bring back from the Underworld after she died on their wedding day
ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE
16. A Greek sculptor and the statue he
created, fell in love with, and then she became a real woman PYGMALION AND
GALATEA
17. This couple was not allowed to see one
another and fatefully met at a tomb where they met their youthful death (they
are the basis for
Romeo and Juliet
and are used in Midsummer Night’s Dream) PYRAMUS AND THISBE
18. She could only repeat the words of others
and he fell in love with his own reflection ECHO AND NARCISSUS
19. She was transformed into a laurel tree to
escape from Apollo DAPHNE
20. The god of love and his wife who had to
regain his trust after trying to see him using an oil lamp that burned him
CUPID AND PSYCHE
21. This couple invited Jupiter and Mercury
into their humble home and treated them with great respect and hospitality;
they were transformed
into trees and spent eternity side by side as
a reward for their wonderful treatment of strangers PHILEMON AND BAUCIS
22. This couple built an ark to survive
Jupiter’s flooding of the earth; they created new people by throwing stones
over their shoulders DEUCALION
AND PYRRHA
23. She was a very swift runner and he beat
her in a race by distracting her with golden apples; they were married after
their race and
later transformed into lions ATALANTA AND
HIPPOMENES
ANCIENT
OLYMPICS
1. In what year were the first Olympic games held? 776 BC
2. During what time of year were the Olympics
held? MIDSUMMER
3. Where were the Olympics held? OLYMPIA
(GREECE)
4. In whose honor were the games held? ZEUS
5. How long did the actual games /
competitions last? FIVE DAYS
6. What was the palaestra?
TRAINING AREA FOR ATHLETES
7. What was the hippodrome? RACETRACK FOR
HORSES AND CHARIOTS
8. What was the stadium? PLACE WHERE MOST
OLYMPIC EVENTS TOOK PLACE
9. What prize was awarded to the winners?
CROWN OF OLIVE LEAVES
10. What was the original event in the
Olympic games? 200 METER FOOT RACE - STADE
11. What was the name of the games held for
the women? GAMES OF HERA
roman
legACIES
Roads and bridges
Aqueducts (water system) and sewer system
Rounded arches and domes
Language used as basis for others – Romance
languages
Written set of laws and legal system
Literature and history
Sculpture
Roman numerals
Republican form of government
Concrete
Stadiums
Census
Calendar
And many others …