Lesson 3 - Roman Culture and Society

Question 1

abusive

Answer 1

treating unfairly or unkindly, either in action or word

Question 2

abusive

Answer 2

treating unfairly or unkindly, either in action or word

Question 3

Pontifex Maximus

Answer 3

the chief priest of Rome

Question 4

rhetoric

Answer 4

the study of the proper use of language in speaking or writing

Question 5

Which aspect of early Roman religion helped to establish family households as the basic unit of Roman society?

Answer 5

the worship of ancestors

Question 6

In Rome, women ____.

Answer 6

could be educated, could divorce, could own property

Question 7

The ____ Wars helped to improve the lives of slaves.

Answer 7

Servile

Question 8

The Roman philosopher ____ proclaimed that it was foolish to worship the gods.

Answer 8

Lucretius

Question 9

The chief priest of Rome was called the ____.

Answer 9

Pontifex Maximus

Question 10

Most children were educated ____.

Answer 10

at home by their fathers

Question 11

Marriages were arranged ____.

Answer 11

as alliances between families

Question 12

Rhetoric is ____.

Answer 12

the study of the proper use of language in writing and speaking

Question 13

Cicero

Answer 13

Romes greatest orator, politician, philosopher, and prose whiter.

Question 14

Livy

Answer 14

One of rome’s greatest writers: wrote the history of rome

Question 15

lucretius

Answer 15

proclaimed that it was foolish and harmful to worship the gods

Question 16

Ovid

Answer 16

retells the greek and roman legends and myths about the history of the world in metamorphoses

Question 17

Virgil

Answer 17

Rome’s greatest poet. His epic poem, the Aeneid, was commissioned by augustus glory to rome.

Question 18

pater familias

Answer 18

Latin for “father of the family.”

Question 19

Pontifex Maximus

Answer 19

the chief priest of Rome

Question 20

rhetoric

Answer 20

the study of the proper use of language in speaking or writing

Question 21

Cicero

Answer 21

Rome’s greatest orator, politician, philosopher, and prose writer

Question 22

Livy

Answer 22

Rome’s greatest writer: wrote the history of rome.

Question 23

Lucretius

Answer 23

proclaimed that it was foolish and harmful to worship gods

Question 24

Ovid

Answer 24

Retells Greek and Roman legend and myths about the history of the would in metamorphosis.

Question 25

Vigral

Answer 25

Rome’s greatest poet, his epic poem, the Aeneid, was commissioned by Augustus to glory rome.

Question 26

what did latins worship before the Etruscans ruled Rome

Answer 26

Sports or to be more specific ancestors, this formed strict loyalties to families.

Question 27

What shift did the Etruscans bring

Answer 27

Etruscan influence brought about a shift. Instead of worshipping spirits, the Romans began to worship the gods of Etruscan mythology.

Question 28

who was the ruler of every roman household

Answer 28

paterfamilias or ‘‘father of the family’’

Question 29

Marriage

Answer 29

An alliance treaty between two households. Arranged by the paterfamilias of the households

Question 30

ages for marriage

Answer 30

The earliest age that a girl could be married was 12 years old. Girls were usually married around 14 years old. Boys were married much later, especially those of the wealthier classes.