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1
Q

Not only was chariot racing one of the competitions in the ancient ____________Games, but it was also one of the most popular (and ________________) sports in the Roman empire

A

Olympic

Dangerous

2
Q

The Romans are likely to have picked up chariot racing from the _______________

A

Etruscans

3
Q

Races ere linked to ______________ and were often held in honour of ______________, although ____________ was also included in the processions that took place before races, as he was the God of horses

A

Honour
Jupiter
Neptune

4
Q

What was the name of the main centre of Chariot Racing in ancient Rome

A

The Circus Maximus

5
Q

The Circus Maximus was rebuilt by __________ ___________ in around 50 BC to have a length of 650 meters, and a width of 125 meters. Chariots started the race in gates, called __________, staggered at the more open end of the track

A

Julius Caeser

Carceres

6
Q

The chariots would race around an _______ circuit, with a divide called a __________ in the centre. The host of the race (typically the ____________) would drop a cloth called a _________ at the start of the race, and the gates would open so that no competitor could get an unfair start

A

Oval
Spina
Emperor
Mappa

7
Q

Chariot racers were dangerous for the competitors. They would often try to push each other crashing into the __________, and there were lots of spectacular crashes against the large ornate columns, called _________, around which the chariots had to turn at each end of the _________. Whereas in racing today there are strict rules, ___________ was common in chariot racing.

A

Spina
Meta
Spina

8
Q

Each race would last ___________ laps (although this was later reduced to _________)

A

Seven

Five

9
Q

The laps were counted by taking down metal ____________ or ________ on the spina

A

Dolphins

Eggs

10
Q

The Circus Maximus could seat over ___________ spectators

A

250,000

11
Q

Entry was free for the _________, but the ___________ could pay for shaded seats with a better view

A

Poor

Wealthy

12
Q

The emperor had his own box, called the ____________, which was connected directly to the Imperial palace

A

Pulvinar

13
Q

Teams represented different ________ individuals and groups, and competed to hire skilled racers. Teams would have fans, who would sometimes __________ with fans of other teams

A

Rich

Fight

14
Q

On the race track, teams could have up to _____ chariots in a race, and they could cooperate to try to cause opponents to crash or at least take a ___________ route around the race track

A

3

Worse/poorer

15
Q

Eventually the ___________ started to take over teams and appoint officials to stop the teams being linked to groups of ____________

A

Emperor

Politicians

16
Q

The most important races used four horses for each chariot (called ____________), although two-horse chariots (_________) were also common, and skilled racers sometimes tried to control up to _____ horses pulling a carriage

A

Quadrigae
Bigae
10

17
Q

Charioteers (known as __________) were usually __________. The races were so dangerous that the charioteers received a certain amount of celebrity just for _____________

A

Aurigae
Slaves
Surviving

18
Q

The winners did receive some __________ as a prize and if a driver won enough then they could by ________ ____________

A

Money

Their freedom

19
Q

One celebrity charioteer was __________ who won _________ races before he died on the race track

A

Scorpus

2000

20
Q

What did Roman charioteers wear

A

Leather helmets
Kneepads
Shin pads

21
Q

The charioteers also carried a curved knife called a ________. This was because the drivers wrapped the horses’ reins around their __________ to race meaning that if their chariot crashed, the horses would continue to drag them around the circuit until they cut themselves free.

A

Falx

Waist

22
Q

What 4 colours would the drivers wear to indicate which team they belonged to?

A

Red
White
Green
Blue

23
Q

Which 2 teams did Emperor Domition also create

A

Gold and purple