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What is a patriarchy?

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a society in which men have all the power

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Who was in charge of roman families?

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men

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What could men do?

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vote or hold public office, fight in wars, perform important ceremonies

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Who was at the head of every family?

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senior male (paterfamilias)

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What did the paterfamilias do?

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Made all decisions

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What eventually limited the power of the paterfamilias?

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the twelve tables

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What was it like for boys from poorer families?

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They received little education and often couldn’t read or write

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What did poorer boys do instead?

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Went out o work beginning at an early age

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What was it like for boys from wealthier families?

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They received education at school

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Who were Roman teachers?

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Often Greek slaves

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What did they learn at school?

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reading, writing, arithmetic, public speaking

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9
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How were mistakes punished with?

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a beating

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What happened to boys at the age of 14?

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Boys destined for government jobs continues their education with private tutors at home

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At what age were boys considered to be men and registered as roman citizens?

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17

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What were roman women a subject to?

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The authority of men

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What could women eventually do?

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own property and manage their own business and finances (manage husband’s business)

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What were women prohibited from?

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Voting

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15
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What was a woman with powerful husbands like?

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They had some political influence

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What was a woman’s main role in Rome?

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To be a good wife and mother

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17
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Was it possible for women to have paying jobs?

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yes

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18
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What was a wealthy family household like?

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Women managed household and its finances, slaved did all the physical labor

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18
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Was it possible for girls from wealthy families to receive some education at home?

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yes

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19
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What did girls mainly learn?

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household skills to prepare them for married life

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20
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What were most marriages like?

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Had little to do with love but were arranged to benefit the family

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What was divorce like?

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It was easy and acceptable

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Why did some ambitious politicians remarry many times?

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To gain support from important families

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23
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Who was at the top of society?

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Aristocracy

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What was the aristocracy?

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a small group of wealthy patricians who owned most of the land and dominated the government

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What were the majority of citizens?

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plebians

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What were plebians like?

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some were well-off and owned farms and businesses, but many were very poor

27
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Who was at the bottom of Rome’s population?

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slaves

28
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Where did the wealthiest families live in?

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luxurious country estates

29
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Where were the luxurious country estates built?

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Around elegant courtyards, and decorated with works of fine art

30
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Who made the houses?

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Slaves

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Where did most poor romans live?

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In small farms

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What did the wealthy often do with their money?

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Used it to buy up land and create huge farms worked entirely by slaves

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Where did farmers come looking for work?

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The city

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What was life like for farmer in cities?

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They lives in overcrowded buildings and worked at manual labor for very low wages

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What did the poor use to eat?

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cheap pottery bowls to eat porridge or bread with vegetables

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Why did even wealthier plebians rely on restaurants for hot food?

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Only the largest houses had kitchens

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What was the plebians’ representative assembly?

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the council of plebs

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What did slaves do in Rome?

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They worked at manual labor, from household chores to construction work or agriculture

38
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When did the plebians achieve political equality

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when the council of plebs was allowed to make law for all citizens

39
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What did skilled slaves do?

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They might be craftspeople

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What did educated slaves do?

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They might be teachers, doctors, or managers of their master’s business

41
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What were the worst slave jobs?

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In the mines or factorie

42
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What did excessive punishments lead to?

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rebellion

43
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Who led the most famous rebellion?

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Spartacus

44
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What did Spartacus do?

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For 2 years, his slave army fought the roman soldiers and controlled large areas of the countryside

45
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What happened when Spartacus was finally defeated?

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6000 of his followers were executed as a warning

45
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What was the roman religion based on?

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a pantheon

46
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What is a pantheon?

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a group of many gods

47
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What names did the gods have?

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roman names

48
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What were the gods believed to have?

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Human traits, and to control areas of roman life

49
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who was the king of gods?

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jupiter

50
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Who was mars?

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the god of war

51
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Who was venus?

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goddess of love

52
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Why did the pantheon grow?

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To include the gods od people Rome conquered

53
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What did romans worship their rulers as after their death?

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gods

54
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What claims made rulers unpopular?

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to be living gods

55
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What did almost every home have?

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a shrine where the paterfamilias would make daily offering to the gods that protected his family and house

56
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What did the roman calendar have?

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many religious festivals

57
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Why did the government fund any of the festivals?

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To ensure that the gods granted Rome good harvests or victories in war

57
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What kind of qualities did roman gods have?

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qualities most prized by the romans

58
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What qualities did the romans value?

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qualities that would help them achieve success

59
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What traits did they value?

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discipline, strength, loyalty

60
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What is gravitas

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having gravitas means being solemn and serious

61
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What did roman qualities help them acoomplish

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remarkable achievements in war, politics, law, commerce, engineering

62
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What were roman qualities known as

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the roman way

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