Social Organization & Hierarcy
This group of peoples had no rights or freedoms, and were sometimes forced to wear heavy iron collars with their owners names.
Who are slaves?
True or False: In Ancient Rome, both boys and girls went to school until they were about 16.
What is false? Only boys went to school. However, wealthy families could employ private tutors for their daughters.
This building was constructed as a massive amphitheatre where theatre performances, gladiator fights and public executions took place.
What is the Roman Colosseum?
What are temples?
After Rome became an empire, at the top of the social organization was this person.
Who is an emperor?
True or false: There were high-rise apartments in Ancient Rome?
What is TRUE! Most people who lived in cities lived in apartments with 3-4 stories high, with up to 100 rooms!
The most important and valuable fruit grown on Roman farms was this one, still highly sought after in Italy.
What are olives?
Romans worshipped many different gods. This god was known as the King of Gods.
Who is Jupiter?
What is one year?
Ancient Romans ate very little during the day. They ate their "main meal" around 4pm. However, only the rich Roman people had their own this, the rest of the peoples at their meals at "popinae" (cheap eating houses).
What is a kitchen?
Ancient Rome created many of these types of public buildings for their citizens to relax, exercise, socialize and clean.
What are bath houses?
Romans were very superstitious, often consulting these peoples before moving their armies or attacking a city.
Who are fortune tellers?
These are the two names given to the "wealthy people" and the "common people" in Roman society.
What are the patricians and the plebeians?
This word is given to a Roman marketplace or meeting place in cities surrounded by government buildings and law courts.
What is a forum?
Romans discovered this building material which allowed them to build higher, stronger and more intricate buildings that lasted for a long time!
What is concrete?
This famous leader had a famous affair with Julius Caesar, even having his child. Then she met Marc Antony and became an enemy of Rome.
Who is Cleopatra?
This person was responsible for maintaining public buildings and planning for public festivals.
Who is an Aedile?
Roman women used vinegar and lye (an early form of soap, made from urine and wood ash) to try to achieve this in the name of beauty!
What is bleach their hair? Blonde hair was highly prized as delicate and unusual.
Roman troops carried three main weapons that they had to purchase themselves. Name two out of the three.
What are javelins, swords and daggers?
Who is Nero?