Show:
Evolution
Daily Routine/ What they learned
Materials
Males vs. Females
Activities Outside of
School
100
In the beginning of the republic who did the Roman children learn from?
Their parents or slaves
100
What method did Romans use to learn their lessons?
Memorization
100
What did they write on?
The Romans wrote on wax tablets, but on special occasions they wrote on scrolls made papyrus.
100
What happened to girls and boys when they were 13 years old?
Girls went home to be trained as good housewives. Boys continued onto secondary school.
100
What was the game called that envolved throwing bones and trying to catch them on the back of your hand?
The game was called knucklebones.
200
When did rhetoric (public speaking) start to be taught?
End of the 1st century AD
200
Who were the children's escorts to school (if they had them)?
The slaves
200
True or False. The Romans wrote with pencils
False
200
True or False? Boys were taught music.
False. Only girls were taught music.
200
How did boys and girls learn how to swim?
They floated on bamboo sticks.
300
True or False? At the end of the republic, children ages 7 and up went to primary school.
True
300
There were three types of teachers in Ancient Rome. What did each one of them teach.
-The first taught the core subjects -the second taught sporting activities -the third taught music.
300
What was a stylus used for?
To write on wax tablets. It had a smooth end for erasing.
300
What did boys prepare for?
War
300
What material did they use to make balls for children to play with?
Old materials such as metal.
400
As time went on, what language was learned by the Romans?
Latin
400
How long did the school day last?
Dawn until sunset 7 days a week.
400
What was ink made from?
Soot, gum and water
400
When did boys graduate from school?
They graduated at age 16.
400
True or False? Girls played with dolls made of new material such as silk.
False. The dolls were made of old rags.
500
True of False? As time evolved less and less schools were built.
False
500
True or Flase. The Romans were beaten if they answered a question wrong
True
500
True or false. The Romans used an abacus in mathmatics
True
500
What did girls learn to do from their mothers?
They learned how to cook, spin and weave.
500
What liquid was wrapped in animal skin to make a bouncy ball?
Pig pee!