Rome/roman Time Flashcards

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What’s an empire

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And empire is a number of different countries are controlled by one ruler

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When did the Roman empire begins and when did it become big??

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It started in 750bc and by 200ad it was the largest city in the world

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3
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What’s a province??

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A province were areas conquered by rome and each province was run by a govenor

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4
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What’s a forum

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A forum is the main public space in the centre of rome

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5
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What was the main language??

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The main language was Latin

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6
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What did mount vesuvius do??

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MOUNT VESUCIUS EURUPTED ALL OVER POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM

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7
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What was the government called??

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The government was called a republic and the people elected a senate

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8
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What were the rich landowners called??

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They were called patricians

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9
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What were ordinary people called?

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Plebians

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10
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What were citizens??

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People who live freely in a state and who have certain rights and responsibilities

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What 2 people couldn’t become citizens

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Women and slaves could not become citizens

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The Roman army

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The Roman army was divided into 30 legions and each legion had around 5000 people

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Where did participants live?

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A big country home was called a villa and their town house was called a domus

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14
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What’s an atrium?

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And atrium is a hall inside the front door

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15
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What’s the impluvium??

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The impluvium is a shallow pool in the atrium

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16
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What’s a mosaic

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A mosaic is picturs and designs made form tiny pieces of glass stone or tile

17
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What’s a mural

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A mural is a picture painted on a wall

18
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Where did plebians live??

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Plebians live in insulates

19
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What are thermopolia?

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Thermpolias are shoe plebians eat which lined the street

20
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What is a cena

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A cena is a main meal rich people eat in the evening

21
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What’s a dole

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A dole is a handout of bread the government give to survive

22
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What’s the official dress of a roman citizen

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Toga

23
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What’s a stola??

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A stola is long woolen tunic a woman wore when she got marries

24
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What’s a shrine??

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A shrine is a place of worship

25
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What are lares??

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Lares are shines in a home the family worshiped (household gods)

26
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Treason?

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Treason is betraying your country

27
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Afterlife??

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The family would put coins in the perso eyes bcz it was believed that the ded person would be rowed across the river Styx

28
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What were catacombs

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Catacombs are underground cemeteries which lined the roads into rome

29
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What’s a caldarium

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A caldarium is a tub of very hot water

30
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What’s a frigidarium

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A frigidarium is a cold room with a cold tub in it

31
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What is the Circus Maximus

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The circus Maximus is a race track and could hold 250000 people

32
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What’s a chariot

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A chariot is a two wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse

33
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What’s the colosseum

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The Colosseum is a big ring with gladiator fights were held and held 50,000 people

34
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What are gladiators

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Gladiators were slaves who fought each other or other animals for entertainment

35
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What are aqueducts

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Aqueducts are bridges that Carrie’s water over a valley to rome every day