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FORM A Name: __________________________ Date: ___________________________ Section: ____________________________ Seventh Grade Social Studies Rice/LaBrache 5/28/13 ROME: “The Ultimate Empire” Movie Questions Directions: Below you will find questions that can be answered by watching the movie: “ROME: The Ultimate Empire.” Watch the movie, and answer the questions as you follow along. You do not have to use compete sentences. Introduction: 1) For how long did the opening ceremonies of the games at the Coliseum last? -lasted for 100 days 2) About how many people could be it into the Coliseum? -about 50,000 people fit in Coliseum 3) During the time of the games, Rome had what fraction of the world’s population under its control? -about 1/5 of the world’s population was under Rome 4) Name three types of animals that were brought from all over the world for the games in the Coliseum. -hippos, rhinos, antelope, lion, elephants Founding an Empire: 5) After conquering Spain and North Africa, what two areas did Caesar conquer next? -Caesar went to Greece and Asia Minor 6) Under Caesar, about how many square miles did the Roman Empire cover? -about 2 million square miles 7) About how many different languages were spoke in the city of Rome? -12 different languages in city of Rome FORM A Engineering and Architecture: 8) What is the name of the only building from Ancient Rome that remains in tact? -only building; Pantheon 9) Who was responsible for this sturdy structure? -Hadrian (in 2nd century CE) 10) In apartment buildings, how was it determined who was going to live on what floor? -the richer people lived lower, the less money you had, the higher in the apartments you lived The Rise of Emperors: 11) In what year did Caesar declare himself dictator? -Caesar becomes dictator in 46 BCE 12) About how long did Caesar rule as dictator in Rome? -he ruled for about a year and a half 13) Who took over power as dictator after Caesar? -Augustus (Octavian; adopted son) took over after Caesar 14) About how long did the “Pax romana” last? -lasted for about 2 centuries (200 years) Roman Roads: 15) About how many miles of highways ran through Rome? -50,000 miles of highways 16) About how many miles of roads ran through Rome? -200,000 miles of roads 17) What sort of items did the Romans get from Syria? -got Chinese silks and glassware from Syria FORM A 18) What sort of items did the Romans get from south of Arabia? -exotic perfumes and incense from S. Arabia 19) Why was Petra so important to the Romans spreading their power east? -only passage through Jordanian Mtns; controlling this means they could control flow of luxury goods from east The Roman Army: 20) How many pounds of gear were Roman soldiers expected to wear? -carried about 60 pounds of gear 21) About how many miles were the soldiers expected every five hours? -soldiers walked 24 miles/5 hours 22) At this pace, about how long would it take to get from both ends of the empire (from Petra to the British Isles)? - it would take about five months 23) What is the name of the structure that lay at the northern border of Rome’s empire on the British Isles? -Hadrian’s wall 24) How big is this structure? -wall was about 73 miles long