Ancient Rome Internet Activity
Log on to:
Click on the link for Roman Science to answer these questions:
1. Roman scientific achievements were mostly in the areas of what?
2. The Romans were the first people to really use what material for building projects?
3. The use of concrete helped them to develop the ______and the ______
vault and the ______vault.
FindDaily Life andclick on the link for Dice Games to answer these questions:
4. The most common games Romans played were what kinds of games?
5. What are three other kinds of games Romans played?
6. To the Romans, physical fitness was not so much about the gods, but more about being able to do what?
Find Roman Games andclick on the link for Gladiators to answer these questions:
7. Romans liked watching what?
8. Because Romans believed the gods liked gladiatorial fights, they believed that, aswell as being fun, going to these fights was a sort of what?
9. Because the gods liked seeing justice done, Romans also liked seeing what?
10. The men who fought each other were often, though not always, what?
Find Daily Life and click on the link for Roman Food to answer the following questions:
11. What kind of food Romans ate depended a lot on what two things?
Now click on the link for Rich People’s Food (it’s at the bottom of the Roman Food link) to answer these questions:
12. What cold treat did Romans enjoy that we still enjoy today?
13. Whose cookbook revealed to us the recipes of rich Romans?
14. What was a triclinium?(Click on “fancy dining rooms” to find the answer!)
Click on the link for Roman Architecture to answer the following questions:
15. What are the three most important new ideas the Romans brought to architecture?
16. In the Republican period, Romans built what two things?
17. What did Augustus, the first Roman emperor, build a lot of?
18. Nobody built a bigger dome for a thousand years than that of what temple?
Go to page 2 of Roman Architecture to answer the last two questions:
19. Name three countries where well-preserved Roman cities can be found.
20. After Hadrian, why did the Romans have to cut back on their building programs?
Bonus Question (You have to find the link yourself!)
What letters have English-speakers added to the Latin or Roman alphabet?