people
The first teacher a Roman boy would have
His mother
The age at which Roman boys (and some girls) would first go to school
7 (seven)
The stick--made of metal, bone, or ivory--that was used to write on a wax surface
stilus
This guy wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey (though, according to legend, he was blind)
Homer
The place where the papyrus reed grew
The teacher of the students during the first stage of education at school
ludi magister
The number of hours a typical school day would last
six hours
The wooden tablets coated with a thin film of wax, used by students
tabulae
The Roman author, in addition to Horace, that would be studied by Roman boys
Vergil
The place where the tragedies by the famous Greek playwrights were originally performed
Athens, Greece
The slave who escorted a student to and from school and was responsible for their behavior and protection
paedagogus
The typical number of students in a school at the first stage of education
30
A material used to write on by the ancient people; it was similar to paper, but rougher in texture
papyrus
The author, in addition to Aeschylus and Euripides, who wrote tragedies in Athens in the 5th century BC
Sophocles
The place where most girls experienced further education
home
The teacher of the students during the second stage of education at school
grammaticus
The age at which the second stage of education (at school) would begin--for those who could afford it.
11 (eleven)
The Romans had great experience in using this material for construction
concrete
One learned technical skills in the Roman world by becoming a(n) __________
apprentice
Places where school-teaching would be held
rented room
public colonnade
public square
The teacher of the students during the third stage of education at school
rhetor
Every _____ day was a market day, which meant a day off from school
ninth
The important skill for young men who would take part in public life
public speaking
The inventor of the sundial
Anaximander
The place where the Greek language was widely spoken
the eastern Mediterranean