WCC-History Test-Lesson 22-The Rise Of The Roman Empire Crossword
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
 
 
Down: 2) Ancient Roman sewage system, still functions as a water drainage system for the city, even though it was built centuries before the Empire even existed.3) Type of land mass attached to a larger piece of land on one side, with the other three sides bordered by water.5) One of the most famous and grimmest of the ancient Roman Empire sites. This is where people of Ancient Rome gathered to watch gladiators and animals fight and even kill each other.8) Renamed Augustus Caesar and loved by the people of Rome. He came to power after the death of his uncle Julius Caesar and transformed the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. He made himself Rome’s Emperor and greatly expanded the boundaries of the land Rome controlled. Across: 1) Government form by the Romans, it was led by two men called consuls. Consuls were elected and only served a year at a time.4) This empire grew and spread out, they built amazing road systems between major cities. Known for their ingenious water transportation systems. They bloodthirsty and violent. They were polytheists (belief in or worship of more than one god)6) Started as a small and seemingly unimportant town that sat on one of seven hills. Situated on a piece of land called Italy that juts down into the Mediterranean Sea.7) Usually, muscular and strong slaves. Trained from a young age to fight and kill with a sword and with their hands. Romans gathered in large outdoor stadiums to watch them fight each other.9) Wars between Carthaginians and Romans that lasted over a hundred years. Most of these battles took place on the sea, but a few times, each side invaded the other’s main cities.10) He idolized Alexander the Great and wanted to become the ruler of Rome. He won the masses with his exemplary oratorical skills. He conquered France and attack Britain. While intending to conquered Egypt he fell in love with its queen (Cleopatra). He refused to step down and declared himself Rome’s dictator for life.
 

 

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