Ancient Rome Flashcards

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What did patrician men and woman in Ancient Rome wear?

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The men wore a Toga and the woman a Stola

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What kind of houses did the the patricians live in

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Housing in a town was called a domus

Housing in the countryside was called a Villa

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What clothes did the Plebeian men and women wear

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The men wore a tunic to their knees

The women wore a plain stola

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What were the plebeians given as payment

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They were given dole

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Where did the Plebeians live

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They lived in apartment blocks called insulae

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How many people could the colosseum hold

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It could hold 50,000 people

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How was seating arranged in Amphitheaters

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They were arranged by social class

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What was a retiatius

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It is a gladiator who fought with a trident

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What is a Murmillo

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It is a gladiator who fought with a shield and sword

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Why was the the colosseum flooded

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For mock sea battles

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How many people were killed in the colosseum over 400 years?

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40,000 people

1,000,000 animals

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What is the name of the warm bath in the bath houses

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The tepidarium

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What was the name of the hot bath in the bath houses

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The caldarium

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What was the name of the big cold bath in the bath houses

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The frigidarium

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In some cases what provided the bath with its water

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A natural spring

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In other places where was water piped from for the baths

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The aqueduct

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What was the water heated with for the baths

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The hypocaust system

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What do you call someone who believes in many gods

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A polytheist

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What’s the name of the shrine that they prayed at each morning

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The laraium

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What’s the name of the best surviving Roman temple

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The Pontheon

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What river did the dead have to cross into the underworld

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The river Styx

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What did they do to pay the ferryman of the dead

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They placed a coin into the deceased mouth

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What is the name of the ferryman of the dead

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Who did the patricians hire for their funeral

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Musicians and professional mourners

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What did the patricians have made in honour of their dead loved ones
Sculptures of them
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When did Christianity start in Ancient Rome
In AD 33
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What are people who only believe in one god
Monotheists
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Who lifted a ban on Christianity in AD 313
Emperor Constantine
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What alphabet did the romans create
The Latin alphabet
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What modern European languages are based of Latin
French, Italian and Spanish
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What are French, Spanish and Italian called
Romance languages
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What percent of English words are influenced by Latin
25%
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What legal ideas are influenced by Roman law
Trail by jury Civil rights Legal wills Contracts
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Who introduced the modern calendar in Rome
Julius Caesar
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When did the owner of the Morden calendar introduce it
In 46 BC
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What modern cities did the Romans found
London and Paris
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How did the Romans plan their towns
In a grid pattern
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What happened to Christians at first in Rome
They were persecuted
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What is a bulla
A protective amulet
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When did the Roman emperor end
In AD 476