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Mr. Graver
Old World Cultures
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The Rise of Ancient Rome
Chapter 8 Word Search
Are you ready to learn about the greatest civilization that ever
lived? ! Then it’s time to ROAM around the Mediterranean Sea
to meet the people that will conquer the known world. That’s right!
We’re headed to Rome! Get ready to learn about Romulus and Remus,
the Roman Republic, Julius Caesar, Augustus, the gladiators at the
Colosseum, and much more! Hail, Caesar!
Directions: Fill in the word(s) to complete each sentence and then find those words
in the word search. Words may be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, or backwards.
Every word you use to fill in the blanks will be in the puzzle – You only need to find
20 words for full credit! Questions go in order! Good luck!
Section 1: The Roman Republic
1. The main characters in the story were twin brothers,
_________________________ and Remus.
2. From the mountains of central Italy, the
_________________________ River flowed through Rome before
emptying into the Tyrrhenian Sea.
3. About 600 B.C., a mysterious people, the
_________________________, took power in Rome.
4. The Roman garment called the
_________________________ came from the Etruscans
as well.
5. In a _________________________, citizens who have
the right to vote select their leaders.
6. A _________________________ was a member of a
wealthy family in the ancient Roman Republic.
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7. Ordinary citizens were known as
_________________________.
8. The _________________________, like our U.S.
President, were the chief executives of the government.
9. In the Roman Republic, a _________________________ was a
Roman official who had all the powers of a king but could hold
office for only six months.
10.Plebeians believed that they had a right to be
_________________________and treated fairly.
11.This demand was a written code of laws which was called the
Laws of the ___________________________ Tables.
12.Roman armies invaded territories controlled by
_________________________, a North African city in what is now
the country of Tunisia.
13.As Rome seemed about the break up, Julius
_________________________ arose as a strong leader.
14.On __________________________ 15, 44 B.C., Caesar had plans
to attend a meeting of the Senate.
15.When the war ended after thirteen years, Caesar’s adopted son,
_________________________, held power.
Section 2: The Roman Empire
16._________________________ was not alone in his hopes for just
rule under Augustus, the first Roman emperor.
17.Rome controlled all the lands around the
_________________________.
18.Augustus often said that he wanted to share power
with the _________________________.
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19.Each _________________________, or area of the
empire, had a Roman governor supported by an army.
20._________________________ proclaimed himself a god
and was a cruel, unfair ruler.
21.In A.D. 96, Rome entered what is called the age of the five
“good _________________________.”
22.The last of the “good emperors,” Marcus Aurelius, chose his son
_________________________.
23.The Romans had long admired _________________________
achievements.
24.Like the Greeks, Romans practiced _________________________
-- the belief in more than one god – and offered prayers and
sacrifices to their gods.
25.They developed studies such as mathematics, philosophy, and
____________________, or the study of the stars and planets.
26.The Romans made advances in the use of the
__________________________ -- a curved structure used as a
support over an open space, as in a doorway.
27.Possibly the greatest Roman building was the
_________________________, the site of contests and combats
between people and between people and animals.
28.Romans were famous for their _________________________,
structures that carried water over long distances.
29.Like Roman _________________________, Roman
law spread throughout the empire.
30.For example, under Roman law, persons accused
of crimes had the right to face their
_________________________.
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The Rise of Ancient Rome
Chapter 8 Word Search