Statistics for Ancient Roman Buildings

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
a public square or marketplace used for judicial and other business	forum	70%
brought water from distant sources into cities and towns	aqueduct	60%
venue for chariot races, horse races, and performances that commemorated important events of the empire (e.g. naval battles)	circus	50%
a country house built for the upper class	villa	50%
multi-story apartment blocks	insula	40%
a building devoted to the worship of a god or gods	temple	40%
used for gladiatorial contests and public displays	amphitheatre	30%
a large public building where business or legal matters could be transacted	basilica	30%
a wealthy family's house in a town	domus	30%
a system of underfloor heating	hypocaust	30%
a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape at the top	obelisk	30%
semi-circular building that hosted events such as plays, pantomimes and orations	theatre	30%
a popular facility for public bathing, exercising and socializing	thermae	30%
the most important part of the house, where guests and clients were greeted	atrium	20%
a decoration made of colourful chips of stone inserted into cement	mosaic	20%
freshwater reservoirs were commonly set up at the termini of the above	cistern	10%
a shallow rectangular sunken portion of the above used to gather rainwater	impluvium	10%
a continuous porch formed by a row of columns surrounding a courtyard	peristyle	10%
a type of public warehouse	horreum	0%
built around the Mediterranean and the coasts of the empire	lighthouse	0%