The Roman Empire

Question 1

What’s the name of the house where patricians live?

Answer 1

Villa

Question 2

What would the house of a patrician be called if it was situated in a town?

Answer 2

Domus

Question 3

During the Roman Times,What was an impluvium and a peristyle?

Answer 3

Peristyle - Walled gardens found in a domus

Impluvium-Shallow pool in a domus

Question 4

Name two types of citizen during Roman Times.

Answer 4

Patricians Plebeians

Question 5

Where do Plebeians live?

Answer 5

They live in a block of flats called the insulae.

Question 6

Where do you think plebeians get their food since they are not able to have fires for cook-ing?

Answer 6

From the thermopolia,a food shop lined down the streets.

Question 7

Why do you think the rooms in the upper insulae are much more cheaper than being on the lower ground?

Answer 7

Because fires were common,which puts the people’s lives in jeopardy.

Question 8

“Roman women have no power” True or False? Explain.

Answer 8

True,Roman women cannot become citizens or vote in elections.

Question 9

Give two advantages of living in the insulae.

Answer 9

Advantages Cheaper rents More rooms for more people as the building is usually 5 or 4 storeys high. Disadvantages Dirty place One small room where all the people living in are crammed.

Question 10

What was an oratory?

Answer 10

The art of public speaking

Question 11

Name three meal course of a Patrician and name the foods they eat.

Answer 11

Starters (Savoury dishes- raw or cooked vegetables) Main Course Boiled meat Dessert Pastries, Nuts, figs Grapes

Question 12

What was the evening dinner of a Patrician called?

Answer 12

Cena

Question 13

What did men and women wore during the Roman Times?

Answer 13

Men - Togas Women - Stolas

Question 14

Name a temple in Rome.

Answer 14

The Pantheon

Question 15

What were the Lares?

Answer 15

They were household gods that every family,poor or rich can possess.

Question 16

Before Christianity came,where was the body of a Roman citizen often placed?

Answer 16

Urns (jars)

Question 17

How often do Romans visit the Roman baths?

Answer 17

Every single day

Question 18

During the Roman Times,What was the caldarium and the frigidarium?

Answer 18

Caldarium - Hot room Frigidarium- Cold room

Question 19

What place where chariot racing held?

Answer 19

Circus Maximus

Question 20

Which place where gladiator fights held at?

Answer 20

The Colosseum

Question 21

Name three countries in the Roman Empire.

Answer 21

England Italy Rome

Question 22

Nam the two towns destroyed by the Mount Vesuvius.

Answer 22

Herculaneum Pompeii

Question 23

What two groups cannot become a Roman citizen.

Answer 23

Slaves and Women

Question 24

Name three things the Roman still influences us today.

Answer 24

English words derive Roman Language Roman Alphabet Roman Calendars

Question 25

What was a dole?

Answer 25

The bread plebeians ate.

Question 26

What was the senate?

Answer 26

The back up army in the Roman army.

Question 27

How did Rome become an empire?

Answer 27

Rome became an empire because of Julius Caesar.Julius was a very generous man who offered fair taxes to the unemployed and sold land cheap and that’s why people loved him.He was powerful enough to rule Rome without a senate.He was killed by the members of the senate by stabbing him 23 times.Julius Caesar’s adopted son,Emperor Augustus then ruled Rome alone.Ever since then,Rome was ruled by an emperor.

Question 28

Why was Caesar killed?

Answer 28

Julius Caesar was killed because the members of the senate was jealous of his power.

Question 29

Who was the first emperor of Rome?

Answer 29

Julius Caesar’s adopted son,Emperor Augustus ruled Rome alone.

Ever since then,Rome was ruled by an emperor.

Question 30

How did the Romans controlled their empire?

Answer 30

Romans controlled their empire by dividing it into provinces.The provinces were run by governors who paid a huge tax sent grain to Rome.Good roads and sea routes meant that there were good transport between Rome and the provinces.

Question 31

Name five primary sources from Ancient Rome.

Answer 31

Coin (with a face of Emperor Nero in it)

Roman Carvings

Ruins from the Forum

Desciption of the eruption of Mt.Vesuvius by a Roman writer named Pliny the Younger.

Question 32

During the times in Ancient Rome,what was the republic?

Answer 32

The republic was the new type of government set up by the citizens of Rome.This meant that they can choose their own government.