Slaves and Beliefs About Death Flashcards

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1
Q

Slavery was a ________ part of life

A

Necessary

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2
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Slaves came from many

A

Tribes

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3
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People became slaves by being captured by _________ or as ________

A

Pirates; POWs

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4
Q

Children of slaves were

A

Automatically born into slavery

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5
Q

Slaves were considered part of the

A

Familia

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6
Q

Slaves that had skilled training were ________

A

Valuable

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7
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The law regarded as _______ instead of human people

A

Things and property

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8
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The law didn’t allow a master to kill a slave ___________

A

Without a just reason

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9
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Although against the law, slaves could _______ and accumulate large amounts of ____________

A

Marry; money

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10
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Vernae

A

Slaves born into the household

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11
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Alumni

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Slaves acquired as babies/small children

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12
Q

Romans frequently granted ________ and ________ to slaves

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Freedom; citizenship

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13
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Slaves were allowed to own ________ and could ________ his own freedom and that of another slave

A

Property; purchase

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14
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Peculiam

A

Money owned by a slave

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15
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The act of freeing a slave

A

Manumisso

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16
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Libertus(a)

A

Freedman(woman)

17
Q

Freedmen could not

A

Become a political candidate or a high ranking officer

18
Q

Slaves would take the __________ and _________ of their master

A

Praenomen and nomen

19
Q

Tombs were placed

A

On the sides of the road outside of town

20
Q

The tomb contained a ________ or _____ that contained the ashes

A

Chest or vase

21
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Was the normal way of disposing of the dead

A

Cremation

22
Q

_____ were burned or buried with the dead person

A

Possessions

23
Q

Ghosts of the dead were thought to be

A

Hungry and thirsty

24
Q

Holes were made in the tomb so that _______ and _____ could be poured inside

A

Food and wine

25
Q

Ashes were placed into an ________ that were placed in tombs or buried

A

Urns

26
Q

A _____ was held after the funeral and on the death anniversary

A

Banquet

27
Q

_____ ______ were held for the dead each year

A

2 festivals

28
Q

Festival in which families remembered their dead relatives

A

Parentalia

29
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Festival in which exorcism was performed to remove lonely or hungry ghosts

A

Lemuralia