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What are the four primary sources of the roman empire?

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The mosaic, the adequat, the carving of a stone and scripts from Roman writers.

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How far did the roman empire go?

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From the middle east and north africa.

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What ar the two famous Roman towns.

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The Pompeii and Herculaneum town.

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What happened to Pompeii and Herculaneum?

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The cities erupted because of a near volcano called mount Vesuvus and another eruption happened killing 5000 people.

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What is the Senate?

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The senate is government chosen by the citizens of Rome.

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What are two classes?

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The patricians and pleibians.

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Who were the patricians?

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The patricians were rich people who were landowners.

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Who were plebeians?

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The pleibians were poor people who ordinary workers and farmers.

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Who weren’t known as citizens?

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Women and slaves were not known as citizens.

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Who were slaves?

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Slaves were criminals or citizens whoms countries were conquered by the Roman Empire.

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Who was an important general from the war?

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Julius Ceasar.

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Who took over after Julius Ceasar?

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Julius Ceasar’s adopted son Augustus.

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How was the roman empire separated?

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By provinces.

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How was the roman army divided?

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By legions

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How many soldiers were in each legion?

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5,000 soldiers

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How many years does a soldier have to serve?

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Sixteen years

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Who would especially be a soldier?

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The son of a soldier

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Name the backup soldiers

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Auxilia.

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How would people go to Rome?

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By the Appian Way

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Why couldn’t they put ashes in the Appian way?

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In case it polluted the sacred places.

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What was used to keep feet from being dirty if the road was filthy?

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Stepping stones

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What was the Forum?

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The Forum was the main market to shop do business and chat.

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What was the Via Sacra?

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The holy road through the Forum.

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What would soldiers do in the Via Sacra?

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Soldiers would be in their chariots and behind them were slaves he captured.

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What did the patritians live in?

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They lived in Villas but in better features like a slave quaters an atrium and a walled garden.

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What did the Plebeians live in?

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An insulae which is an apartment with less features.

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Who was the ruler of the family?

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The father

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What could the father do.

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The father could decide if the child lived or not be sold as a slave or not and could beat his children and wife.

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What could plebeian women do?

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They could run shops, trade and craft.

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What could rich women do?

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They could be a priestess, gladiators or a doctor.

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What was the official dress of a roman citizen?

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A toga

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What else could be worn in ancient rome?

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An knee length tunic this was like a shirt

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What did women wear?

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They wore long tunics

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What would married wear?

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They would wear stolas

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What was ireland called in ancient rome?

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Hibernia

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How fast was the lava going when Mount Vesuvius erupted?

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160 kilometres an hour

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What does cave canem mean?

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Beware of dogs

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How did the city of rome start?

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In 753 BC a few small villages on the seven hills overlooking the River
Tiber, they were called Latins. The villages came together and created the roman empire

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What did the plebeians eat?

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Bread, porridge, meat, lentils and

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What did the patricians eat

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For breakfast they ate bread that was dipped in wine with olives, cheese or raisins, for lunch they ate cold food such as nread, salad, fruit and nuts, a usual drink was wine mixed with water, for dinner in their starters there was oysters, mussles, raw or cooked vegetables a favourite was stuffed dormice, main courses were usually roasted or boiled meat covered in rich sauces and for dessert they were pastries, fruits or nuts like figs or grapes

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Who was the father of the roman gods?

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Jupiter

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Describe how the romans prayed to god?

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They would pray to a god depending on what they wanted

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What was the lares?

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It was a shrine at home to its hoisehold to gods

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How did the romans think of the new religion christianity

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Since there was only one god in christianity and everyone in rome believed in the roman gods the romans saw this as treason (betraying your country)

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What was the punishment for christians?

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They were executed by coverying them in oil and burning them and feeding them to the lions,

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