| A | B |
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| Who were Romulus and Remus? | Twins who founded Rome |
| What is the forum? | the marketplace in the centre of the city |
| What is the Via Sacra? | The main street in Rome which ran through the Forum |
| What was the Circus Maximus? | The race course for the chariot races in Rome |
| What was the Colosseum? | The great stadium where wild animals and others performed |
| What were patricians and plebians? | The rich and poor of Rome |
| What were the insulea? | Blocks of flats that were lived in by the plebians |
| What was a domus? | A house of a patrician. |
| clina | kitchen |
| peristylum | enclosed garden |
| cubicula | bedroom |
| vestibulum | hallway |
| implurium | rain water pool |
| tablinium | a master's office |
| Name 4 professions of patricians. | businessman, tax collector, property dealer, money dealer |
| Name 6 professions of plebians | tanners, bakers, claymakers, butchers, smiths, carpenters |
| Name 5 professions of slaves. | manual laborer, teacher, scribe, cleaner, body guard |
| Describe the life of a poor child (4). | illiterate, girls sometimes abandoned, worked early, soldiers, craftsmen, farmers |
| Name 3 kinds of "school" attended by patricuan children. | tutors (at home), Ludus (7-12), grammar (boys only) |
| Name 4 subjects studied at grammar schools | literature, history, maths, oratory, Greek, Roman |
| Name three items used in Roman schools. | abacus, stylus, wax tablet |
| Name 3 rooms in the baths and their purpose. | frigidarium(cold), calidarium (hot) and tepidarium (rubbed clean) |
| How often did the market or forum operate? | Every 8 days |
| What were the dimensions of the Circus Maximus? | 200 m wide and 600 metres long |
| How many people could the Circus Maximus hold? | 250,000 |
| How many people could the Colosseum hold? | 50,000 |
| Name some examples of Roman food. | corn, bread, pancakes, porridge, wine, citrus fruits, vegetables |
| What did Romans wear? | men(toga), women (stola, palla), children (tunic) |
| stola | dress |
| palla | shawl |
| What is a pagan? | early Roman religion (not Christian) |
| What is the Pantheon? | a temple in Ancient Rome |
| Jupiter | king of the gods |
| Mars | god of war |
| Neptune | god of the sea |
| Saturn | god of the harvest |
| Juno | wife of Jupiter |
| Minerva | goddess of crafts |
| Venus | goddess of love |
| Lupercal | festival of Spring |
| Vinalia | festival of grapes |
| Saturnalia | in honour of Saturn |
| Describe the burial customs of a poor Roman (4) | coins, immediate, mass graves outside city walls, no ceremony |
| Describe the burial customs of a rich Roman (4) | coins, 1 week @ home, paid mourners, funeral oration, communal or family tomb |
| When did Christianity come to Rome? | 30 A.D. |
| How were Christians treated in Rome (3) | persecuted, blamed for a fire, thrown to the lions |
| What were the catacombs? | Underground passageways for hiding, praying and burying the dead |
| When and why did persecution of Christians stop? | in 4th century A.D. when Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity |
| How was the Roman army organized? | soldier-century(100)-cohort(600)-legion(6000) |
| infantry | foot soldiers |
| cavalry | soldiers on horseback |
| artillery | operated heavy weapons |
| auxilarians | non-Roman recruits |
| What were consuls? | Romans in charge of Roman territories (e.g. Pontius Pilate) |
