Anient Rome Study For Test Flashcards

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Why did the romans visit the baths?

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To wash themselves, meet people, discuss business and exercise

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What was the warm bath called

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Tepidarium

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3
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What was the hot bath called

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Caldarium

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4
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What was the cold bath called

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The frigidarium

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5
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How many baths were in Ancient Rome by 300bce

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900

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6
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How many metres were in the arena in chariot racing

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500m

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7
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What were the four teams each called

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Red, white, green and blue

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8
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How many horses pulled a chariot

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2,4 or 6 horses

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9
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What was popular at the races

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Gambling

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10
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What did slaves do to there master at the baths

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Rub there masters all over with oil and scrape it off with a strigil (knife) to take away dirt and dead skin

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11
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When did the villages along the river Tiber join together to form the city of Rome?

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753bc

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12
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How do we know about the Romans

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Written sources, buildings, artefacts and Pompeii

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13
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What happened to Pompeii

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Ash from the volcano mount vesuvius in AD79 preserved the town the way it was years ago. Archaeologists have been excavating it since 1748

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14
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What is a patrician

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The wealthy noble families who ruled Rome. They had huge estates and hundredths of slaves. They controlled the Roman government army.

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15
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Where could physical remains of Roman life be seen

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Europe, North Africa and the Middle East

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16
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What did patrician men and woman wear in Ancient Rome

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Men: toga Women:stola

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Where was a domus house located

18
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Where was a villa located

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Countryside

19
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Who were plebeians

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The poor who made up most of the population. They farmed, worked in trades and served in the army

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What were plebeians given as a payment

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A dole payment of free grain

21
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What did plebeian men and women wear?

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Men: tunic to there knees. Women:plain stola

22
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What did most plebeians live in

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An insulae

23
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What was a kitchen in a Roman house called

24
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What was a bedroom called in Ancient Rome house

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What was a office called in Ancient Rome housing
Tablium
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What was a dining room called in Ancient Rome
Tricinium
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What was the garden called in Ancient Rome housing
The peristylium
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What was the pool that collected rainwater called in ancient Roman housings?
The impluvium
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Who fought in amphitheaters
Gladiators
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How many people could the colosseum hold?
50,000 spectators
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What was seating arranged by
Social class. Patrician men were closest to the action.
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How many people and animals died in the colosseum
400,000 people and 1m animals were killed in the colosseum over 400 years
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What was the emperor called that lifted on Christianity in AD313
Emperor Constantine
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What percentage of words today are influenced by Latin?
25%
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Who introduced the calendar
Julius Caesar in 46bc it divided the year into 365 days and 12 months
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What did the Romans invent that we use today on buildings
Concrete, arches and columns
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What is the most widely used alphabetic writing system in the world
The Latin alphabet created by the romans
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How many Km of roads did the romans build
80,000 km of roads