Stage 10 test Flashcards
G or R?: Odyssey
Greek
G or R?: Homer
Greek
G or R?: Aeschylus
Greek
G or R?: Sophocles
Greek
G or R?: Euripides
Greek
G or R?: Vergil
Roman
G or R?: Horace
Roman
At what age would children start the first stage of education?
7
Greek or Roman?: Iliad
Greek
In the first stage of education, what was the teacher known as?
Lūdī magister
What was the slave that escorted the student?
Paedagōgus
Parents had to pay ______ for schooling.
A small fee
About how many pupils attended the first stage of education?
30
They wrote on _______.
Tabulae
What was a stilus made out of?
Metal, bone, or ivory
Most children would’ve finished their schooling at the age of…
11
What was the teacher of the second stage know as?
Grammaticus
When would the child leave the Grammaticus?
Age 15 or 16
What was the third stage teacher known as?
Rhetor
What did the Lūdī magister teach?
Read and write simple Latin and Greek and do some simple arithmetic.
What did the Grammaticus teach?
Greek and Roman writers, learn long passages.
What did the Rhetor teach?
More advanced lessons in literature and trained his students in the art of public speaking. (Controversia)
The school day began early and lasted for _ hours with a short _____ at ______.
6, break, midday
