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ANCIENT ROME
6th Grade
Chapter 9
Section 9.1 – Life in Ancient Rome
On another sheet of paper, please define each of the following terms/key
people & key places:
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Virgil
Horace
Vault (architecture)
Satire
Ode
Anatomy
Forum
Gladiator
Paterfamilias
Rhetoric
II. Short Answer
What were some of Ptolemy’s scientific achievements?
Who was Galen and why was he important?
How were the Roman and Greek gods similar? Different?
Who was Livy and why was he important?
Describe the colosseum and what took place there?
What was the Circus Maximus?
What was the Forum? Compare the Forum to a building used today.
Explain your reasoning.
8. How did slavery change from early time until later times in the empire?
9. Who was Spartacus and why was he important?
10. Name four advances made by Roman engineers.
11. How has Latin influenced other languages?
12. Learn “Mr. Paine’s Top 10 Latin Favs”…(ex: Carpe Diem)
13. Memorize four (4) phrases in English – as they relate to Rome (ex: When
in Rome do as the Romans do).
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ANCIENT ROME
6th Grade
Chapter 9
Section 9.2 – The Fall of Rome
Define each of the following terms/key people & key places (10 words or
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Constantinople
Theodosius
Alaric
Odoacer
Plague
Inflation
Barter
Reform
1. What were Diocletian’s reforms?
2. Who was Constantine?
3. Name all of the factors that led to the decline of Rome.
4. Describe the legacy of Rome in detail.
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ANCIENT ROME
6th Grade
Chapter 9
Section 9.3 – The Byzantine Empire
Define each of the following terms/key people & key places (10 words or
less):
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Black Sea
Aegean Sea
Justinian
Theodora
Belasarious
Tribonian
Mosaic
Saint
Regent
1. What happened in the Western Roman Empire?
2. What happened in the Eastern Roman Empire?
3. How long did the Byzantine Empire last?
4. What reforms did Empress Theodora make?
5. What reforms did Emperor Justinian make?
6. How would you characterize Constantinople?
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