Part 2 (2024/2025)

Question 1

Achievement

Answer 1

accomplishment that requires effort or skill

Question 2

Acquire

Answer 2

to get ahold of; obtain

Question 3

Authorities

Answer 3

people in power

Question 4

Baptism

Answer 4

ritual cleansing by plunging into water

Question 5

Barbarian

Answer 5

word used by Greeks and Romans for all people who did not share their culture

Question 6

Collapse

Answer 6

to break down or fall down

Question 7

Communication

Answer 7

way of passing on information

Question 8

Concrete

Answer 8

building material made by mixing small stones and sand with limestone, clay, and water

Question 9

Consul

Answer 9

one of two top officials and military leaders in the Roman republic

Question 10

Conversion

Answer 10

heartfeld change in one’s opinions or beliefs, especially in religion

Question 11

Crucifixion

Answer 11

Roman method of execution by nailing a person to a wooden cross

Question 12

Deify

Answer 12

officially declare a person to be a god

Question 13

Denomination

Answer 13

religious group

Question 14

Empire

Answer 14

state containing several countries or territories

Question 15

Ethics

Answer 15

beliefs about what is right and wrong

Question 16

Forum

Answer 16

open area in a Roman city filled with public buildings, temples, and markets

Question 17

Geography

Answer 17

the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere

Question 18

Inflation

Answer 18

general increase in prices

Question 19

Isolated

Answer 19

the condition of being alone

Question 20

Legion

Answer 20

basic unit of the Roman army, consisting of 4,500 to 5,000 heavily armed soldiers

Question 21

Magistrate

Answer 21

government official who enforces the law

Question 22

Martyr

Answer 22

person who dies for his or her beliefs

Question 23

Mercenary

Answer 23

soldier who fights for pay rather than for his or her country

Question 24

Minority

Answer 24

a group that is less than half of a population

Question 25

Mosaic

Answer 25

design formed with small tiles of glass, stone, or pottery

Question 26

Oratory

Answer 26

art of giving speeches

Question 27

Orthodoxy

Answer 27

traidtional or established religious beliefs

Question 28

Patrician

Answer 28

wealthy landowner in Rome who held property, money, and often had a position in the government

Question 29

Pax Romana

Answer 29

period of stability in the Roman empire

Question 30

Period

Answer 30

a span of time

Question 31

Plebeian

Answer 31

a citizen of Rome who was part of the lower class such as a farmer, merchant, artisan, or a soldier

Question 32

Policy

Answer 32

course of action taken by a government

Question 33

Primary Source

Answer 33

Original record of an event or topic created by someone who was present at the time

Question 34

Province

Answer 34

territory that is under the control of a larger country

Question 35

Republic

Answer 35

form of government in which citizens have the right to vote and elect officials

Question 36

Resurrection

Answer 36

coming back to life

Question 37

Satire

Answer 37

work of literature that makes fun of its subject, often mocking vice or folly

Question 38

Secondary Source

Answer 38

A document that analyzes, summarizes, or interprets information from a primary source

Question 39

Succession

Answer 39

one person or thing following another

Question 40

Tenant

Answer 40

person who rents land or a home

Question 41

Toga

Answer 41

garment that adult men wore wrapped around their bodies as a symbol of Roman citizenship

Question 42

Veto

Answer 42

stop or cancel the action of a government official or body

Question 43

Villa

Answer 43

large country home

Question 44

Violate

Answer 44

break a rule or agreement