For Fun
Two activities Romans did for fun
take a steam bath or watch chariot races
Romans wanted to ______ their gods.
please
Who was treated the worse?
Poor and enslaved peoples
This aquatic venomous creature the Romans ate was called . . .
jellyfish
This was considered the main religion in Rome.
christianity
Roman often watched this violent spectacle for fun.
gladiator events
A family was ruled by _________
the eldest male
The center of Roman cities
forum
The poor did this each night because most didn't have kitchens.
eat out
The Romans copied this civilizations gods.
Greek
Merchants and craftsmen worked here.
forum
Poor people lived in this type of housing.
small, dark apartments
This group faced more severe punishment for breaking the law.
poor
Communal toilets were clean. True or False?
False
This structure let light in.
atrium
This racetrack held 200,000 spectators.
Circus Maximus
Romans got married here.
temples
Soldiers _______ the streets for fear of being attacked by angry mobs of poor Romans.
avoided
The place where hot food in Rome was sold. (Use your word part knowledge.)
thermopolia.
The rich and poor had a very different lifestyle. True or False
True
Farmers on the countryside raised/grew these three
bees, olives, sheep
Family life in Rome was ruled by this person.
paterfamilias
married
Two main foods of ancient Rome were . . .
bread, beans, vegetables, meat, porridge, cheese
The population of the Roman Empire at its height.
1 million