Vocabulary
A form of government in which the people elect their leaders and the leaders are responsible to the people.
What is a REPUBLIC
The city of Rome was founded
What is 753 BCE?
Poor people lived in two-roomed apartments in blocks called this.
What are INSULAE?
Describe men's role and women's role (both rich and poor) in the family.
What is 1) MEN WERE THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY, 2) POOR WOMEN MANAGED THE HOUSEHOLD, DID CHORES, AND RAISED CHILDREN, and 3) WEALTHY WOMEN HAD SLAVES TO DO THESE THINGS
This is a large decorated coffin, often made from stone, especially used in ancient times.
What is a SARCOPHAGUS?
Tribunes were a group of citizens within the government representing these people.
Who are PLEBIANS?
Between 753 BCE and 509 BCE, kings from this tribe ruled the Roman kingdom.
What is ETRUSCAN TRIBE?
Wealthy people had private homes that roomed arranged around this open area.
What is an ATRIUM?
Tell about boys' and girls' (rich and poor) lives were at home and school. Name 3 things.
What is 1) RICH CHILDREN WENT TO SCHOOL (MOSTLY BOYS, BUT SOME RICH GIRLS TOO) 2) STUDENTS LEARNED READING, WRITING, MATH, LITERATURE AND EFFECTIVE SPEAKING AT SCHOOL, 3) GIRLS MARRIED WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG TEENAGERS, 4) POOR CHILDREN HAD TO HELP ADULTS WITH WORK AND DAILY CHORES?
Describe relief carvings and tell where they are found.
What is 1) THEY ARE IMAGES CARVED INTO STONE and 2) THEY ARE FOUND ON BUILDINGS AND SPECIAL OBJECTS, LIKE SARCOPHAGI.
This person was often a slave or criminal, who was armed and forced to fight, many times to the death.
What is a GLADIATOR?
After Julius Ceaser was assassinated, his great-nephew took power, renamed himself, and founded this in 27 BCE.
What is the ROMAN EMPIRE?
Engineers developed these to carry water from its source to towns that could be many kilometers away.
What is the AQUEDUCT?
Describe life in the country. Name 3 things.
What is 1) MOST PEOPLE WORKED ON SMALL FARMS, 2) SOME HAD SLAVES TO HELP, and 3) RICH PEOPLE HAD LARGE ESTATES AND LIVED IN VILLAS
Describe mosaics. Name 2 things.
What is 1) LARGE IMAGES MADE FROM SMALL PIECES OF COLORED GLASS OR STONE, 2) USED TO DECORATE WALLS AND/OR FLOORS, and 3) WERE FROM EVERYDAY LIFE.
Caesar Agustus established a period of peace that lasted for 200 years called this.
What is PAX ROMANA?
What is ROMAN REPUBLIC?
What are 1) WATCH CHARIOT RACES, for example at the Circus Maximus, 2) GO SEE THE GLADIATOR GAMES at the amphitheater, 3) WATCH COMEDIES at the theatre, and 4) VISIT THE PUBLIC BATHS (for cleanliness AND to meet friends)?
This is what food was like in Ancient Rome. Name 3 things.
What is 1) PEOPLE ATE SIMPLE FOOD (EX. PORRIDGE, BEANS, BREAD, VEGGIES, FISH, FRUIT), 2) RICH PEOPLE HAD MORE VARIETY IN THEIR DIET AND USED EXOTIC SPICES (EX. PEPPER, CLOVES, NUTMEG), 3) WEALTY ROMANS HAD DINNER PARTIES WITH BANQUETS AND ENTERTAINMENT LASTING FOR HOURS and 4) FOOD VARIED ACROSS THE EMPIRE BASED ON LOCAL AVAILABILITY?
Describe Roman literature. Name 2 things.
What is 1) WRITTEN IN LATIN, 2) INCLUDES POEMS, SPEECHES, HISTORIES, AND PHILOSOPHY, 3) ENGLISH, FRENCH AND ITALIAN WERE INFLUENCED BY LATIN
These were the two groups of citizens in Ancient Rome.
What were the wealthy PATRICIANS and the common PLEBEIANS or 'PLEBS'?
These three parts made up the government for the Roman Republic.
What are 1) MAGISTRATES AND CONSULS, 2) SENATORS, AND 3) TRIBUNES AND ASSEMBLIES?
Name the work assigned to the various groups of people in Ancient Rome: rich people, skilled or educated men, craftspeople, and slaves.
What are
Describe the Romans' clothing (men, women, rich, slaves). Name 4 things.
What is 1) WORE LINEN IN SUMMER, WOOL IN WINTER, WITH LEATHER SANDALS 2) MEN AND WOMEN WORE A SIMPLE TUNIC AS A 1ST LAYER, 3) SLAVES AND WORKMEN WORE ROUGH-TEXTURED TUNICS, 4) RICH MEN WORE TOGAS (LARGE PIECE OF CLOTH WRAPPED AROUND THE BODY, WITH ONE FREE ARM), 5) IMPORTANT ORRICIALS WORE TOGAS OF EXPENSIVE INDIAN COTTON OR CHINESE SILK, 6) RICH WOMEN WORE JEWELRY (EX. PINS, BROOCHES, EARRINGS, NECKLACES)
These are the features of Roman architecture. Name 3 things.
What is 1) USED IDEAS FROM ANCIENT GREECE (EX. COLUMNS TO SUPPORT LARGE ROOFS), 2) DEVELOPED THE ARCH AND THE DOME, 3) HAS INSPIRED ARCHITECT AROUND THE WORLD, and 4) ARCHES ALLOWED THEM TO BUILD HUGE STRUCTURES INCLUDING AMPHITHEATERS AND AQUEDUCT BRIDGES.