Ancient Rome Flashcards

1
Q

What did patrician men and woman in Ancient Rome wear?

A

The men wore a Toga and the woman a Stola

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2
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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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3
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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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4
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What were the plebeians given as payment

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They were given dole

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5
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Where did the Plebeians live

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They lived in apartment blocks called insulae

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6
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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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7
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How was seating arranged in Amphitheaters

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They were arranged by social class

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8
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What was a retiatius

A

It is a gladiator who fought with a trident

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9
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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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10
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Why was the the colosseum flooded

A

For mock sea battles

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11
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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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12
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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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13
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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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14
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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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15
Q

In some cases what provided the bath with its water

A

A natural spring

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16
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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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17
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What was the water heated with for the baths

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The hypocaust system

18
Q

What do you call someone who believes in many gods

A

A polytheist

19
Q

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

A

The laraium

20
Q

What’s the name of the best surviving Roman temple

A

The Pontheon

21
Q

What river did the dead have to cross into the underworld

A

The river Styx

22
Q

What did they do to pay the ferryman of the dead

A

They placed a coin into the deceased mouth

23
Q

What is the name of the ferryman of the dead

A

Charon

24
Q

Who did the patricians hire for their funeral

A

Musicians and professional mourners

25
Q

What did the patricians have made in honour of their dead loved ones

A

Sculptures of them

26
Q

When did Christianity start in Ancient Rome

A

In AD 33

27
Q

What are people who only believe in one god

A

Monotheists

28
Q

Who lifted a ban on Christianity in AD 313

A

Emperor Constantine

29
Q

What alphabet did the romans create

A

The Latin alphabet

30
Q

What modern European languages are based of Latin

A

French, Italian and Spanish

31
Q

What are French, Spanish and Italian called

A

Romance languages

32
Q

What percent of English words are influenced by Latin

A

25%

33
Q

What legal ideas are influenced by Roman law

A

Trail by jury

Civil rights

Legal wills

Contracts

34
Q

Who introduced the modern calendar in Rome

A

Julius Caesar

35
Q

When did the owner of the Morden calendar introduce it

A

In 46 BC

36
Q

What modern cities did the Romans found

A

London and Paris

37
Q

How did the Romans plan their towns

A

In a grid pattern

38
Q

What happened to Christians at first in Rome

A

They were persecuted

39
Q

What is a bulla

A

A protective amulet

40
Q

When did the Roman emperor end

A

In AD 476