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Evolution
Daily routine/ What they learned
Materials
Males vs. Females
Activities outside of school
100
In the beginning of the republic who did the 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 of papyrus.
100
What happened to boys and girls when they were thirteen?
Girls went home to be trained as good housewives. Boys went to secondary school.
100
What was the game that involved throwing small bones in the air and catching them on the back of your hand?
Knuckle bones.
200
The end of the first century.
When did rhetoric (public speaking) start to be taught?
200
Who were the children's escorts to school? (If they had them).
Slaves.
200
True or false: the Romans wrote with a pencil.
False.
200
True or false: boys were taught music.
False 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 roman republic children ages 7 and up when to primary school.
True.
300
There were three teachers in ancient Rome, what did they teach?
The first taught Core subjects, the second taught sports, and 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 did they use to make balls for kids 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?
It was 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 from nice materials such as silk.
False, they were made out of old rags.
500
True or false: As time evolved less and less schools were built.
False.
500
True or False. The Romans were beaten if they answered a question wrong.
True
500
True false:
They used an abacus in mathematics.
500
What did girls learn to do from their mothers?
They learned to cook spin and weave.
500
What liquid was wrapped in animal skin to make a bouncy ball.
Pig pee!