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Ancient Rome
Question | Answer |
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what was the Senate? | the Roman government |
what were rich Romans called? | patricians |
what were plebeians? | poor Romans |
did slaves have any rights? | no |
what kinds of houses did patricians live in? | villa or domus |
what were insulaes? | blocks of flats were plebeians lived |
what was the official dress of a Roman citizen? | toga |
who was the father of the Roman gods? | Jupiter |
which emperor introduced Christianity? | Emperor Constatine |
when and why did Romans put coins on a person's eyes? | when they passed away and to pay for their fare to the next world. |
what were the household gods called? | the Lares. |
where were chariot races held? | circus maximus |
what was chariot racing? | four horses pulling a chariot with a man racing |
what was a gladiator? | slaves who fought each other or animals for the entertainment of the crowd |
what happened when a gladiator won a game? | they could win their freedom and retire as wealthy men |