Latin Questions Flashcards
What began to appear thirty years after the Roman invasion?
Villas
Describe how the majority of the Britons lived.
Lived in the countryside, in thatched houses
What were the purposes of these structures?
A working farm community
Give one sign of Roman influence on the Britons.
The replacement of round huts to rectangular
Describe the layout and building materials of this new building.
Four or five rooms, sometimes linked by a corridor; they were built mainly of timber or wattle and daub, with roofs of thatch, stone slabs, and later tiles
From what two items were the later villas constructed?
Cut stone and cement
List five things the grandest villas had.
under-floor heating, mosaics, wall-paintings, flushing toilets, glass windows, and a
set of baths complete with tapidarium and caladium. They also had workshops barns, living quarters for the laborers, and shed for animals
What were two practical considerations an owner would look for
before building a villa?
Attractive surrounding and practical advantages, like water, rain, and wind
What were five main crops?
Barley, oats, rye, wheat, and cereal grains
For what five purposes were a variety of farm animals kept?
Food, cloths, transportation, wool or leather clothing, fertilizer, and bone
What did ancient peoples use for sweetener?
Honey
Name two foods the Romans introduced to Britain.
Cherries and peas
How did the Britons expand their farmland into marshlands?
Drainage tiles, dikes
What would the occupiers of villas do to get things they could not produce?
Barter
Who supervised the villa? What would his standing in society probably have been?
By a farm manager or overseer, he was often a slave
