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1
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When was Rome founded ?

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753 BC

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Which two brothers was Rome founded by ?

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Romulus and Remus sons of Rhea Silvia

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What did Rome cover ?

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Western Europe, Middle East and North Africa

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Rome became a republic country. What does that mean ?

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It means that Rome got to choose its own leaders

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What does senate mean ?

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Parliament

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Who are the senators ?

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Members of the parliament

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Explain what a consuls is ?

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A consuls is a 1 year position to ensure no one person gained too much power.

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8
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Who were considered the real rulers of Rome ?

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The soldiers

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How much did they have to march per day..?

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30 kilometres

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What were the army divided into ? And how mange soilders were there in it ?

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The army was divided into legions 5000 soldiers per legion.

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How many legions in the whole empire?

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30

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How many years did the soldiers have to serve ?

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20 years

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What did someone have to be to become a soldier?

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They had to be a roman citizen

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What was the backup army called ?

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An auxilia

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What is a mutiny ?

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When an army goes against/tries to betray their leader

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What is a decimatio ?

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When a mutiny happened everyone involved was lined up and every 10th person was killed

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17
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What did the soldiers wear over their tunics ?

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A chain mail vest

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What did they carry ?

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A shield sword and dagger

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19
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What was a pilum?

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A javelin like weapon

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20
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What were greaves ?

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Shin pads

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21
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Calvary ?

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Soldier on horseback

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Artillery?

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Soldier in charge of machinery

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23
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Gruel

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A soup soldiers ate

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24
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What were the poor of Rome called ?

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Plebeians

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25
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What were the rich if the poor called ?

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Patricians

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26
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What was a forum ?

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The centre of Rome

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27
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What was the via sacle ?

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A path soldiers walked down when they won a war or battle

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( patricians house ) antrium ?

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Open square in the centre of the house

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29
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Impulvium

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Small pool ( filled in by rainwater )

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30
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What was the bedroom called ?

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Cubicula

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31
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What was the kitchen called ?

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Culina

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32
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Peristylum ?

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Small walled garden

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33
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What’s the difference between frescos and mosaics ?

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Frescos are pictures on the wall depicting daily life.

Mosaics are small pieces of tile on the floor.

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34
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What’s a villa ?

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Patricians house in the countryside

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What was a domus ?

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Patricians house in the city

36
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( plebeians house ) what is an insulae?

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The apartment blocks plebs lived in

37
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Thermopolia ?

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Where they cooked their food

38
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True or false ? The wealthier you were the closer to the bottom you lived in an insulae

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Trueeee

39
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What did men wear ?

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Toga’s

40
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What did woman wear ?

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Stola’s

41
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What was dole?

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Grain given to 200,000 people every month by the emperor for free

42
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What was the main meal of the day called ?

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Cena

43
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What did the patricians eat ?

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Live parrots, camel feet, jellyfish, rotten fish guts, flamingo brains, bees, doormice, sows udders.

44
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What did the plebeians eat ?

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Bread, wheat and porridge

45
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Who was the head of the family

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The father

46
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Who did he have power over ?

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Everyone including the slaves

47
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We’re marriages arranged ?

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Yes by the father

48
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What was life for women like ?

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They weren’t allowed to vote or become citizens but they could inherit property

49
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What did women do

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They ran shops they also worked in arts and crafts

50
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Was education important to Romans ?

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Yes

51
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Did poor people go to school ?

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No most poor families didn’t but educated slaves thought in school

52
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What did they study ?

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Reading, writing, arithmetic and oratory

53
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What was the primary school called ?

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Ludus

54
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What was secondary school called ?

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Grammaticus

55
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Explain Roman baths

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Roman baths were pools that men went to as a past time. Woman we’re only allowed to go at certain hours to to women only pools

56
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What was a strigil?

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A rod shaped object used to scrape off dirt off someone’s body after a massage

57
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Caldarium

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Hot pool / bath

58
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Tepidarium

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Warm pool / bath

59
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Frigidarium

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Cold pool / bath

60
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What is a palaestra ?

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An exercise yard or gym for people to talk and exercise in before they go into the baths

61
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Where did chariot racing take place ?

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Circus maximus

62
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How many people could it hold ?

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250,000

63
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How many teams competed in the race ?

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4

64
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We’re crashes common ?

A

Yes which cause deaths of racers and horses

65
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Where would gladiators fight take place ?

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Arenas or the colosseum

66
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What other things did romans watch for entertainment?

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Wild animal shows beast fights and chariot racing

67
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Who were gladiators?

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Criminals or captured prisoners slaves trained to fight ( sometimes volunteers )

68
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Explain the gladiator fights

A

The fights were to entertain the emperor and the crowds

69
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Explain what would happen if a gladiator was injured

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If a gladiator was injured he would lift his hand and if the emperor and the crowd were entertained enough the emperor would lift his thumb sparing the injured one but if his thumb went down that would give permission for the gladiator to get killed

70
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What was the name of the father of gods

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Jupiter

71
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Who was the goddess of love

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Venus

72
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What was mars the god of

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War

73
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Did gods have their own temples ?

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Yes

74
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Household gods

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Have a shrine to its households god

75
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What did they think of their ancestors spirits ?

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That they looked down upon them

76
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We’re romans tolerant of other gods ?

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Yes

77
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How did they feel about Christianity?

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They thought it was treason and anyone who was Christian was tortured and executed

78
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When did Christianity become the main religion

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337 AD

79
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Why did the romans put coins on the dead people’s eyes ?

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To pay for their journey to the other world

80
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What river were they towed down

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River Styx

81
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Where were funerals held ?

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The Forum

82
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What did professional mourners do ?

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Cry and wail

83
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Were the bodies cremated ?

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Yes

84
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What were the underground cemeteries called ?

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Catacombs

85
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What was a polytheism ?

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When people believed in more then one god

86
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What were aqueducts ?

A

Concrete structures designed to bring water from the mountains to the cities

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