Ancient Rome Vocabulary

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1 Date 1 Ancient Rome Vocabulary maneuver affront flax strategist gladiator barbarian tyranny apse cult undermine anarchy hierarchy coliseum chariot a planned military movement, as of troops, ships, or tanks. an openly insulting deed or remark. any of several related plants with slender stems, bearing tiny blue flowers and seeds from which linseed oil is pressed. an expert in designing strategy, or a maker of strategies. a man in ancient Rome who fought, often to the death and usually under compulsion, for the amusement of an audience. a person in a culture believed by those in another culture to be savage, primitive, or uncivilized. a government in which a single person rules absolutely and especially despotically. a projection at the end of a church or other building, usu. having a domed or arched roof. the rituals and observances of a particular religion, esp. those pertaining to a single deity. to weaken the foundations of as though by excavating. political and social disorder resulting from a lack or absence of governmental authority. a body of persons or entities graded according to rank or level of authority. a large building or amphitheater used for entertainment events, sports, or the like. in ancient times, a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle driven from a standing position. 1

2 Date 2 Ancient Rome Cryptogram Directions: Unscramble the words by placing the correct letter in the shaded boxes. Use the numbered boxes to complete the answer to the riddle. RIDDLE: What language was spoken by the Ancient Romans? ENNUREIMD TARYNYN CLTU _ 5 NEREVMUA IAHORTC XALF _ NORFATF NARAYHC PSEA ANSWER: _

3 Date 3 Ancient Rome Group Creative Writing Directions: As a group, you have 25 minutes to write a brief story using the words/phrases below. anarchy coliseum hierarchy affront maneuver gladiator apse undermine strategist chariot cult barbarians tyranny flax 3

4 Date 4 Ancient Rome Maze Worksheet Help the gladiator find the coliseum. Start Finish 4

5 Date 5 Ancient Rome Acrostic Poem An acrostic poem is one where you choose a word or name and use each letter in the name as the beginning of a word or line that tells something about that person or topic. Example: An acrostic poem using the word "friend." Frank, from my class, Really helped me when I got hurt. He ran to the nurse and got Ice for my leg. Even when I lost Nelly, my pet frog, his mom Drove us all around looking for her. Write an Acrostic Poem using the words below. A N C I E N T R O M E 5

6 Date 6 Ancient Rome Vocabulary Quiz Directions: Match the vocabulary words on the left with the definitions on the right. 1. chariot a large building or amphitheater used for entertainment events, sports, or the like. 2. coliseum a projection at the end of a church or other building, usu. having a domed or arched roof. 3. hierarchy a planned military movement, as of troops, ships, or tanks. 4. anarchy to weaken the foundations of as though by excavating. 5. undermine an openly insulting deed or remark. 6. cult the rituals and observances of a particular religion, esp. those pertaining to a single deity. 7. apse a body of persons or entities graded according to rank or level of authority. 8. tyranny political and social disorder resulting from a lack or absence of governmental authority. 9. barbarian a person in a culture believed by those in another culture to be savage, primitive, or uncivilized. 10. gladiator an expert in designing strategy, or a maker of strategies. 11. strategist a man in ancient Rome who fought, often to the death and usu. under compulsion, for the amusement of an audience. 12. flax a government in which a single person rules absolutely and esp. despotically. 13. affront in ancient times, a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle driven from a standing position. 14. maneuver any of several related plants with slender stems, bearing tiny blue flowers and seeds from which linseed oil is pressed. 6

7 Date 7 Ancient Rome Word Search Worksheet Directions: All words are positioned left to right. I M C J U U F R H D I C O L O S S E U M L W K I J L P S C C B K A K Q G Q R G K K G G M S C Z G V I M R X A S M B A R B A R I A N S M V E R G H X U M A U Z C N O A S T N H H K M L O X B X I F C C U L T N P K C J H M A P S E U Z D N S T R A T E G I S T P A D V B V N P I U P B R U V Q W W P S J Q C E A F F R O N T S W A L P B Q X Q R K L T G I K R I L R W L Y R J D L P P D E D N F W S Y D Q U N D E R M I N E G D S D T M T K K D D Y O Z H I E R A R C H Y H I W D V Q G K A D H X J M A N E U V E R X H X S K E H I M W V Z Z F L A X K P Q J U A S J T Z I Q M I V X A X C L F O C H A R I O T W D O Q L V T Q J X H L V G L A D I A T O R L G G B F U Q V O X Y D S G H V K L B S E F W T H E H P W T Y R A N N Y O I Z R A N A R C H Y N Q Q S G Z K P C A F F D V K V P C T F E B D L C O R V F P N K W F V P G F P T B M F H B B Y C H Z CULT BARBARIANS CHARIOT COLISEUM GLADIATOR APSE AFFRONT STRATEGIST ANARCHY UNDERMINE HIERARCHY TYRANNY MANEUVER FLAX 7

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13 Date 13 Answers to Cryptogram ENNUREIMD: Undermine TARYNYN: Tyranny CLTU: Cult NEREVMUA: Maneuver IAHORTC: Chariot XALF: Flax NORFATF: Affront NARAYHC: Anarchy PSEA: Apse Riddle: Latin 13

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