Rome And Greece

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Across
  1. 2. Humans have lived in the area known as today Rome for at least the last ( ) years.
  2. 5. The fall of the Roman ( ) seems to start at the point when the Senate held less power year over year.
  3. 6. The Roman Republic was ( ) in understanding lots of cultures of the conquered lands they occupied.
  4. 9. Although you often see paintings with Greeks ( ) in all white, it is believed that their clothing was actually very colorful.
  5. 11. These cities had roads and homes and they were ( ) so that they could have the sun to keep their homes warmer and they faced it so that the wind blew away from the homes and not at them.
  6. 12. The myth of Rome’s beginning tells the tale of the first Roman ( ), Romulus, killing his twin brother, Remus, and naming the city after himself.
  7. 14. The generals of Rome fought ( ) wars against many people like the Celtics, Latins, Gallic, Greeks, Egyptians, Etruscans, and other barbarian tribes.
  8. 15. Since Greece had a mild ( ), they were able to grow a lot of different fruits and vegetables only if they had enough rain.
  9. 16. Upon returning to their lands to farm, the poor ( ) had found their property taken from them by the wealthy patrician families.
Down
  1. 1. Most early cities were called ( ), which meant that they kind of had their own government.
  2. 2. Greek cities also had an ( ), which was a central marketplace where people could go shopping, perform business transactions, or meet other people and socialize.
  3. 3. A major difference between ancient Greece and our lifestyle today is that they had ( ), who were considered property of other Greek citizens.
  4. 4. Poor people were encouraged to move to ( ) areas for employment, but the economies of the ancient cities could not survive or live the large influx of people.
  5. 6. The most common vegetables and plants that the ( ) ate were asparagus, fennel, cucumbers, chickpeas, and celery.
  6. 7. They might ( ) wear slippers or other soft or comfortable shoes, but usually preferred to go barefoot.
  7. 8. The ancient Roman Republic were ( ) to internal pressure from fighting between the plebeians and patricians.
  8. 9. Ancient Greece had lots of ( ) buildings and cities that were set close to the Mediterranean Sea.
  9. 10. The Roman ( ) lasted almost for 500 years from 509 B.C.E. to 46 B.C.E.
  10. 12. The form of government, architectural advances, road building, the arts, and style of warfare has ( ) Western Civilization for centuries and even millennials.
  11. 13. Ancient Greek houses were ( ) made of mud bricks or stone that were strong and had a central courtyard.