Ancient Greece and Rome

4. An ordinary working male citizen of Rome
7. He was murdered in the Roman Senate because the Senators feared that he was becoming too powerful.
12. Many of our government buildings are modeled after this building in Athens
14. More than 50,000 people could watch events in this Roman arena.
16. These were a system of raised tunnels that brought water to Rome
17. A representation or picture of a sacred Christian personage.
18. This is a person who studies and thinks about why the world is the way it is.
19. These are pictures made of small pieces of rock, tile, and glass.
22. He decided that the Roman Empire was big enough so he ordered his soldiers to build walls to mark the boundaries.
23. This comes from the Greek word meaning “Rule by the People”
24. A government whose leaders are elected.
25. Spanish, Italian, French, and Portuguese all come from this ancient language

1. The son of Julius Caesar, he became the first emperor of Rome.
2. He taught about human behavior, government, mathematics, and astronomy.
3. This city was the chief rival to Athens
5. A person who holds total control over a government.
6. He was considered the greatest of the 12 Olympians; supreme ruler of the Greek pantheon, and lord of the sky, weather, and rain.
8. This was the Greek word for city.
9. This mountain was principal abode (or home) of the 12 Olympians. In Greek mythology it was inaccessible and sacred.
10. Romans born into the wealthy ruling class
11. He was the son of King Phillip II of Macedonia. As he conquered new territories, Greek culture, language, and ideas spread throughout the Mediterranean region.
13. These connected Rome with the various parts of their empire
15. A collection of stories dealing with the gods and heroes of a certain people
20. About 1/3 of the people in Rome had no power because they were _________________
21. This city was covered by a volcanic eruption in 79 A.D.