Comprehension Part 1 Flashcards

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1
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adopted Quintus Furius

A

Marcus

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2
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in adoption ceremonies, how many times did the praetor make his declaration?

A

three times

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3
Q

which grant tax breaks to the paterfamilias?

A

ius trium liberorum

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4
Q

what building does the senate meet?

A

curia

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5
Q

who did not fight during “The Big Show”?

A

Spaniards

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6
Q

term patria potestas signified

A

power of life and death (to the Roman family)

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7
Q

in theory, the roman father had the power of

A

either life or death

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8
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Pompeii

A

ruins that gave world much knowledge of Roman life

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9
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at the rear of the roman house was an area resembling an outdoor garden called the

A

peristylium

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10
Q

long period of peace during the reign of Augustus

A

Pax Augustus

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11
Q

Temple of Vesta located in

A

Romanum Forum (circular design)

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12
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where commoners stay (beside curia)

A

comitium

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13
Q

god who protected infant boys

A

Hercules

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14
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goddess who protected infant girls

A

Juno

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15
Q

necklace that made noise to protect children from evil spirits

A

crepundia

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16
Q

used as part of an offering

A

bulla

17
Q

wedding vow

A

“ubi tu gaius, ego gaia”

18
Q

wedding cake served to guests

A

mustaceum

19
Q

strictest form of marriage

A

confarreatio

20
Q

material from which a bride’s wedding tunic was made

A

wool

21
Q

most common type of marriage among plebians

A

usus

22
Q

sad, slow, mournful song

A

dirges

23
Q

practice of burying the dead in the ground

A

inhumation

24
Q

February festival in honor of the ancestors

A

Parentalia

25
Q

marriage by “purchasing” a wife

A

coemptio

26
Q

yellow orange wedding veil

A

flammeum

27
Q

amulet/charm given to an infant by the paterfamilias

A

bulla

28
Q

patron of marriage and childbirth

A

Juno

29
Q

carried the sacred objects used in animal sacrifice

A

camillus

30
Q

Congratulations!

A

feliciter

31
Q

Roman equivalent to a Matron of Honor

A

wedding

32
Q

3 items that symbolize a civilized world

A

broom (household), ax (build), passel (food)