Ancient Rome Flashcards
Name the 3 types of people of Ancient Rome
Patricians, plebeians & slaves
What was a patrician?
Patricians were wealthy noble families who ruled Rome.
What did a patrician man wear?
A Toga
What did a patrician woman wear?
A stola
What was a patrician’s house called
A domus (villa if it was in the countryside)
What did a plebeian man wear?
A Tunic
What was a Plebeian?
Plebeians were the poor people in Ancient Rome
What did a plebeian woman wear?
A plain Stola
What was a Dole
A Payment of free grain given to plebeians
Where did a plebeian live?
An Insulae
Describe an Insuale
- the higher the apartment, the smaller it was
- there was no running water
- rubbish was thrown onto the streets
- there was a constant danger of fire (made of wood)
Where did slaves come from?
- prisoners of wars
- children of slaves
- parents in debt sold their own children into slavery
- people captured by pirates or bandits
When did Roman girls usually get married
By the age of 14 - 15
What was manumission?
When Slaves were given freedom after many years of service to their master
Why were slaves sometimes branded?
If a Slave were to run away, it would have been branded with his master’s initials so he would be easily recognized
What is a mosaic?
Pictures made from snap pieces of tile, stone or glass
What was a conferratio?
A roman wedding ceremony
What was oratory?
The art of public speaking
What was religion like in Ancient Rome?
- very important
- worshipped many gods
How many different stages did a wealthy roman’s education have? Explain the different stages.
- boys
- 3 different stages
- 7-12 learnt reading, writing & arithmetic
- 12-16 learnt history, grammar, geometry & literature
- 16 learnt oratory
Did plebeian children get education? If so, what was it?
They received a basic education at home and then began working with their parents.
Name 2 things Roman schools used for learning.
- abacus (arithmetic)
- wax tablet & wooden stylus (writing - tablet could be melted down and reused)
Why was Rome able to create such a large empire?
By having a powerful army
What was a Roman Army divided into?
Legions (group of about 5,000 soldiers called legionnaires.
What were legions divided into?
Centuries (groups of 100 men, led by a centurion.
In Roman society, a woman’s place was in a ____
Home(under the control of her husband)
Name an achievement your ancient civilisation has achieved
- The colleseum
- the via Apia
- roman concrete
What was a republic
Where the wealthy elite ruled the city through the senate
Citizens
People who had rights under Roman law
Forum
A large town square that was the centre of business, political activity and religious worship
Amphitheatre
Where gladiatorial games were held
Gladiator
Slaves who fought in amphitheatres for the entertainment of the crowd
Polytheists
People who believed in many gods
Monotheists
People who believe in only one god
What was the lararium
Where Romans prayed
What was the culina
Where slaves cooked food for the patricians
What was the triclinium
Where patricians ate
What was the impluvium
A place where it was designed for rainwater to fall into
What was the tablinum
The office (where the dad did business)
What was the cubiculum
The bedroom
What was the atrium
A central courtyard
What was the forum
The place where Romans held public meetings and debates
