Sources - Houses Flashcards
1
Q
Why did the houses have only a few, small windows?
A
Light could still come in but it would keep out the heat from the sun.
Large windows would have made it too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter
2
Q
What is the ianua?
A
The tall double door to the entrance to the house
3
Q
What is the fauces?
A
The entrance hall
4
Q
What is the main room called?
A
The atrium
5
Q
What is the atrium used for?
A
- Important family occasions
- Receiving visitors
6
Q
What was in the atrium?
A
- Little furniture
- An opening in the middle of the roof
- The impluviam, a shallow rectangular pool lined with marble which collected rain water
7
Q
Give 5 descriptions of the appearance of a wealthy man’s house from the outside
A
- The house came right up to the pavement
- There was no grass or garden in front of it
- There were few windows which were small
- It had high walls
- it has shops either side of the door
