Question

Describe Rome in the early 1400s and explain some of the problems the city was experiencing. Use the words from the word bank to fill in the blanks.

words: architecture, deteriorated, roman, centuries, exile, Rome, crumbling, pope, stadium, debris, renaissance, thieves

_______ had been the home of the Christian Church for centuries before the popes were exiled to Avignon, France. According to tradition, the apostle Peter was buried there, and the bishops of Rome, who were the popes, had directed the church’s affairs in Western Europe for _______ . While the popes were in _______ , the conditions in Rome _______ badly, and by the early 1400s the city was in ruins. Once magnificent buildings such as the Colosseum were _______ . The _______ housed scores of filthy taverns. _______ prowled the ancient baths. Some buildings and courtyards were overgrown with vines and shrubs and littered with _______ . The _______ Forum, which was the heart of Rome, was filled with wild animals and neglected vegetation. When the _______ returned to Rome in 1417, he quickly set about trying to restore the city. The popes that followed continued to restore the city until it became a magnificent center of _______ art and _______ .

Answer 1

Rome had been the home of the Christian Church for centuries before the popes were exiled to Avignon, France. According to tradition, the apostle Peter was buried there, and the bishops of Rome, who were the popes, had directed the church’s affairs in Western Europe for Centuries While the popes were in Exile the conditions in Rome Deteriorated badly, and by the early 1400s the city was in ruins. Once magnificent buildings such as the Colosseum were Crumbling. The Stadium housed scores of filthy taverns. Theives prowled the ancient baths. Some buildings and courtyards were overgrown with vines and shrubs and littered with Debris. The Roman Forum, which was the heart of Rome, was filled with wild animals and neglected vegetation. When the Pope returned to Rome in 1417, he quickly set about trying to restore the city. The popes that followed continued to restore the city until it became a magnificent center of Rennaisance art and Architecture.