Life and death in Ancient Rome

Question 1

Where did the Roman Empire conquer

Answer 1

Most of Europe , (Spain France and England)

Question 2

Ancient Rome time ruling

Answer 2

753 BC- 476 AD

Question 3

What were the rich romans called

Answer 3

Patricians

Question 4

Where did patrictans live

Answer 4

In a domus (city) or villa (country)

Question 5

What was their underfloor heatin system called

Answer 5

Hypocaust

Question 6

Did children attend school ?

Answer 6

12-16 boys attended grammar school

Question 7

What clothes did men and women wear ?

Answer 7

Women wore and stola
Men wore a tola
Children wore a lucky balla

Question 8

Name three rooms in a romans house

Answer 8

Caldarium
Frigidarium
Tepidarium

Question 9

What were Roman people called

Answer 9

Pagan

Question 10

What did girls provide a new husband with

Answer 10

Dowry

Question 11

When was Rome converted to Christianity

Answer 11

Constantine converted Rome to Christianity in 312 AD

Question 12

What were poor romans called

Answer 12

Plebeians

Question 13

Where did Plebeians live

Answer 13

Insualae (wooden apartment blocks)

Question 14

How many people were given a dole

Answer 14

200,000 each month

Question 15

What was a dole

Answer 15

Free grain , they used GARUM ( fermented fish sauce) to hide the taste of rotten food

Question 16

What would plebeians work as

Answer 16

Soldiers, fullers , tanners

Question 17

What would patricians work as

Answer 17

Equites, senators

Question 18

Explain a life of an army commander

Answer 18

Julius ceaser
Born 100BC
Joined army and fought turkey
Allied with Pompeii and Crassus
Ruled Rome along side Pompeii and Crassus
Brought in popular reforms ( redistributing la d to poor)

Question 19

What happened when Pompeii died

Answer 19

The alliance collapsed Crassus ordered ceasar to Rome without his army
Crassus was assaninated in Egypt
Ceasar was named dictator of Rome
He made a year 365 instead of 355 and added July
He died on 15 march 44 BC

Question 20

Describe the life of a slave

Answer 20

Spartacus
Slaves could be bought at markets
Captured or born into slavery
Treatment varied depending on owner
Freedom ceremony called manumission

Question 21

Who rebelled against slavery treatment

Answer 21

Spartacus
Born in Macedonia
He rebelled against gladioli school treatment and head for mount vesuvius
90,000 join him (army)
He defeated 2 army’s the headed for northern Italy 72BC
Crassus deafeated him in 71BC
6,000 rebels crucified in Appian way into Rome

Question 22

What were Roman crimes

Answer 22

Murder and theft

Question 23

Who protected emperor

Answer 23

Specials protectors , praetorian guard

Question 24

Was there a police force ?

Answer 24

No , but there was a group called vigiles

Question 25

Name 5 legacy’s of Rome

Answer 25

Hypocaust (underfloor heating)
Thermopolium (takeaway)
Social welfare ( dole)
Roman numerals
Roman calendar