Question | Answer |
What does is mean to say that the Romans were polytheistic? | They believe in many gods |
Minor deities were nymphs, or _____ _______, and dryads, or ____ ______. | Water spirits, tree nymphs |
Major gods were referenced to as the _________ because they dweled on top of _____ _________. There were never more than __. | Olympians, Mount Olympus, 12 |
Greeks and Romans named _______ after some of these major gods. | Planets |
Goddess of the Hunt | Diana |
God of Prophecy | Apolo |
Wife of Zeus, queen of heaven and the stars, goddess of marriage and fertility | Juno |
Blacksmith of the gods | Vulcan |
Sun god | Sol |
Ruler of mount Olympus, sky god | Jupiter |
God of the underworld | Pluto |
God of War | Mars |
God of the seas, rivers and springs | Neptune |
God of agriculture and wine | Bacchus |
Goddess of love and beauty | Venus |
______ and __________ were closed when there was a play playing in the theater | stores and businesses |
Plays were not performen every day in Pompeii byt only at _________. | Festivals |
There was ____ admission in the theater. | Free |
People left _____ in the _________ to go to the theater. | Early in the morning |
Did slaves go to the theater? | Yes |
Officials had ________ _____ at the front of the theater. (The best for the most important people) | Reserved Seats |
The Open Air theter could seat over _____ people. | 5000 |
Odeon | Smaller, more elegant theater |
Cavea | Seating area |
Scaena | Stage |
Scaena frons | Building behind the stage w/ 3-5 doorways and was decorated w/ columns. |
The seating of the theater was in what shape? | Semicircle |
Was the theater flat or sloped? | Sloped |
The Odeon _______ the theater. | Agioned |
The theater was modeled from _____ ________. | Greek theaters |
Orchestra | Horseshoe-shape and provided seating for important officials |
What was behind the stage of the theater? What was it called? | Building that was called;scaena frons |
All expenses of the theater were paid by a _______ ______. Why? What were paid for? | Wealthy citizen- To gain political popularity which would be useful in elections-Actors, scenerary, producer, costumes |
The performances at the theater were a ______ __ _____ | Series of plays |
The plays at the theater were ___ ___. | All day |
At the thearer, A _____ ______ ______ was suspended over the people to give shade. | Large canvas awning |
Between plays at the theater, _______ _____ would be sprinkled by attendants. | Scented water |
At the theater, the orchastra would consist of what instruments? | Lyre, double pipes, trumpet, castanets |
What is the most popular type of play at the theater? What does it consist of? | Pantomome-Mixture of opera and ballet |
Certain plays that were played at the theater were _____ myths. | Greek |
Who were the actors? Were they dispised or admired? | Slaves or freedmen-admired |
There were _____ one-act plays after longer plays in the theater. | Short |
The town of Pompeii was built on what? | Low hill of volcanic rock |
Pompeii covered ___ acres. | 163 acres |
Pompeii was sorounded by a ____. | Wall |
Pompeii was colse to the mouth of a _____ _____. | Small river |
Pompeii is one of many _____. | Towns |
Pompeii is near the ______. | Harbor |
_ ____ _______ cross the center of Pompeii | Two main roads |
Streets in Pompeii were constructed of what? | Volcanic Stone |
Streets ran in ________ lines to form ______. | Paralell blocks |
There were many _____ on the main streets in Pompeii | shops |
Where was the main shoping area? | In the forum |
Many _________ _____ of people lived in Pompeii. What are some nationalities? | Different kinds of people-Roman, greek, african, jews, syrians, spianards |
Pompeii was not that _____ and to travel by ___ was conveinent. | Large, sea |
There was a huge __________ and ________ life in Pompeii | Commercial and cultural |
Tombs were placed by the ____ of the _____ just outside _____. | Side of the roads, towns |
Some toombs were _____, others ______. | Grand, simple |
What was inside a toomb? | Chest or vase containing ashes, sometimes recesses on the walls |
_________ was the normal way of disposing the dead. | Cremation |
They would build ceremonies along ____ _____. | Busy roads |
Beieved that if the dead were not properly treated, their _____ would _____ the living and maybe do ____. | Ghost,haunt,hurt |
The dead would continue the __________ of life and therefore needed what? | Activities-the things they would need.If woman, jewlery |
The dead that their __________ bueried with them. | Posessions |
____ was also offered because ghosts were thougut to be...what? | Food-hungry and thirsty |
What was the favored drink of the dead? | Wine |
At funerals, _______ were sacrificed. | Animals |
Toombs were often _________. | Decorated |
A _______ was held after a funeral or anniverary of the death, sometimes in a room attached to the _____ itself. | Banquet, toomb |
How many festivals of the dead were celebrated each year? What was the purpose? | 2- To remember, get rid of unwanted ghosts |
_____ myths also were remembered about the after life. | Greek |
Only a few people did not believe in the customes of the dead,who were called__________. | Epicurueans |