Law and order/Religion/
Daily life
Family Life/Meals and housing
Education and Recreation
Country Life
100
Although the laws in Rome were strict, what was common?
Crime was common and often committed.
100
Who was each family ruled by in their household?
The paterfamilias.
100
Many poor children learned this.
How to trade and work.
100
What percent of people lived in the country?
90%.
200
This was in the center of the city of Rome.
A forum was at the center of Rome.
200
Romans could buy "fast food" at this place.
The thermopolia.
200
Between what ages did wealthy Romans go to school for?
6 to about 12 or 13.
200
Farms provided what for the city?
Food.
300
Why did the Romans give offerings to the gods?
To ask for things.
300
What was each newborn baby given at a ceremony at nine days old? Hint: they had to wear it until they were about 12-13.
A bulla.
300
The rich enjoyed what?
Plays, musicals, gladiator contests, and chariot races.
300
Who did much of the farm work?
Slaves.
400
Every household had this in their house for their gods and spirits.
Every household had an altar for their gods and spirits.
400
What did poorer people live in that were small, noisy, and dirty?
They lived in apartment buildings.
400
What are some of the things that Roman boys learn at school? List at least 2.
They learned Latin, Greek, math, science, literature, music, and public speaking.
400
The wealthy often owned what in the country?
Villas.
500
Who in Rome and the modern world as well decided the whether the person accused for a crime was guilty or not?
The jury.
500
Between what age did women in Rome get married?
Between 12 - 18.
500
Both rich and poor relaxed at Rome's what?
Public baths.
500
Who kept an eye on the slaves in Rome?
Overseers.
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