The Romans Flashcards

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What was a forum

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A main public place in the centre of Rome, was a market place or trade centre

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What is an empire

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And empire is when one country rules over several other countries or lands

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What was the senate

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The roman government

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3
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Explain mosaics

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Pictures or designs made of tiny pieces of glass

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What is treason

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Betraying your ruler or country

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What is a catacomb

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An underground graveyard where the dead were buried

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Explain gladiators

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People who fought against each other or animals for the entertainment of a crowd

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What was the official dress of a Roman

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A toga

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How do we know about the Romans

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Archaeological evidence,
They have excavated many places where Romans lived. There are many buildings they have found and artefacts like coins, paintings, statues

Writing,
The Romans wrote many stories, histories, plays, and other books.

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Who could be a Roman citizen and who couldn’t

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Not every Roman was a citizen, women and slaves were not allowed to be citizens so this excluded about two thirds of the population.

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How did slaves become slaves

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Some slaves were criminals, but most of them were foreigners whom Roman soldiers had taken prisoner when they conquered a country. As the Roman Empire got bigger more and more slaves were brought to Rome to do all the hard work

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What might happen if a slave served his master well

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Sometimes a master freed his slave if he served him well. These lived like normal Romans but could never be roman citizens

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Who was allowed to join the Roman army

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You had to be a man, no women.
You had to be at least 20 years old.
You had to be a Roman citizen
You couldn’t be married, you were not allowed to be married in the army

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What was the army divided up into with about 5000 soldiers in each

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Legions

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How many legions were there in the whole empire

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30

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How long did the soldiers in the legions have to serve for

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20

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What was the auxillia, and who was involved

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This was the back-up army, it was mainly made up of conquered countries armies or friendly tribes.

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How long did the auxilla have to serve

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They had to serve for 25 years before they became citizens of Rome.

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What were the soldiers in legions called

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Legionaries

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What were legions split into

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Ten Cohorts

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How were cohorts organised/split and who was in charge of each part

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Cohorts were made up of six troops of about 80 legionaries called centuries and these were led by a centurian

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What was a centurions stick used for

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He could beat any solider who disobeyed him

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What was the name given to the officer who ran the whole legion

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Legate

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Name the main parts of a Roman soldiers uniform

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Wooden tunic
Helmet
Shield
Javelin
Groin protection
Sword
Dagger
Body armour
Shoulder plates
Sandals
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Why would there be stepping stones on the footpath

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If there was litter on the footpath the Romans put stepping stones there so they didn’t have to walk on the litter and get their feet dirty

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What is a domus

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In the town the patricians house was called a domus

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How high were insulae

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They could be five or four stories high

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Who was the head of a Roman family and what could he do?

What decisions could he make?

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The father was the head of a Roman family. He had power over the whole family! He often beat his wife and children and they could sell them if they wished. When a baby was born the father decided weather it lived or not. And the father married off this children

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Why were there so many fires in Rome?

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As insulaes were made of cheap wood so fires were common

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What did boys learn about in school

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Greek and Latin writers, and they studied oratory.

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What is oratory

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The study of public speaking, they studied in case they were elected for the senate later on in their life.

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How many courses did the patricians have in their meals

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3

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What sort of food was in each course in the patricians meals

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Starters-savoury dishes
Main- roast or boiled meat
Dessert- pastries nuts and fruit.

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What did the plebeians eat

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Bread,porridge,beans,lentils and maybe a little bit of meat.

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What did most Roman men wear instead of a toga

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They wore a knee length tunic.

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What did girls wear

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Long tunics tied at the waist.

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What did women wear when they were married.

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Stola

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What shoes did all people wear

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Leather sandals in the house

Shoes outside

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How young could a girl be married at

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About 12

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What was the dole

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When Romans didn’t have food and they relied on handouts of bread from the government to survive

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Name three of the gods the Romans beloved in

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Jupiter- the father of all gods
Mars- the God of war
Venus- the Goddess of love