Anicent Rome Flashcards
Describe a rich person house
ATRIUM// a hall opened to the sky. The atrium had marble columns and bronze statues of gods or the owner. There were pools fountains and flowers.
WALLED GARDEN (PERISTYLE)//
SLAVE QUARTERS//were the slaves slept
FRONT ROOM//were sometimes opened to the street as a shop.
There was little furniture , the floors had colourful mosaics and bright murals on the walls
Name the rich and poor people houses
Patricians - villas,in their town they were called domus
Plebeians - insulae
Who was head of the house
The father
Subjects studied in school
Writing,reading,arithmetic,Greek and Latin writers and oratory.
Five items of food/drinks they ate.
Bread dipped in olive oil,roast/boiled meat covered in spicy sauce,oysters,pastries,cheese,olives
What did they wear.
MEN// wore togas, they were cold so most men wore knee length Tunics underneath. The tunic was made out of cool linen in the summer and wool in the winter.
WOMEN// wore long tunics with a belt. After a girl married she wore a long woollen tunic called a stola. rich women wore plenty of make up and often died their hair red. They wore jewellery.
Men and women wore sandals in the house and shoes outside
Name 1 barriel custom
Put coins on eyes when they died to pay for their fare to the next world and they buried everyone outside the city
Name Rome gods and why they did
Jupiter - main god
Venus- goddess of love
Mars - god of war.
5 facts about Christianity
1) Romans were tolerant of other gods
2) Christians only believed in one god and won’t believe in the roman gods.
3) the emperor Constantine became a Christian and Christianity was then made the official religion
4) Christians were tortured and executed.
5) Christianity started after AD30 by the followers of Jesus
3 things that happens in an important mans funeral.
1) the body was carried from the home accompanied by musicians and professional mourners and dancers
2) members of the family followed in the chariot.
3) the funeral was held in the forum
Name of an underground cemeterie
Catacombs
Name 3 roman entertainment
Roman baths,chariot racing,gladiators.
Describe a Roman bath.
1) slave would massage you with olive oil
2) then you could go to the exercise area
3) you could relax with your friends or go to the caldarium.
4) then you could get fridgarium.
5 areas of life that Romans influenced us today.
1) languages like Spanish and French
2) roman numbers like vi which we use in math
3) 30% percent of English words are from Latin
4) the Roman alphabet
5) roman names for months.
