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Romans #3
Romans #3
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10th Grade
10/20/2015

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Term
__________ and ___________ were/are a way to keep the masses happy/distracted in order to keep or gain power.
Definition
Bread and Circuses
Term
____________ means 'father lead' which shows how Roman society was ordered, though it changes allowing women more freedom over time.
Definition
Peterfamalias
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____________ mostly wrote satires, said Carpe Diem, and pointed out how people complain about their life
Definition
Horace
Term
Poor people lived in horrible housing called ___________ that often were unsanitary, collapsed, overcrowded, prone to fires, and had high rent.
Definition
insulae
Term
What statement describes slavery in Rome?
Definition
* It would be easier to work a slave to death and replace them, than treat them well
• Slavery was once a small but with enslaving conquered people, became enormous
• Greeks were typically teachers which emphasizes the importance of Greek in Roman society
• All the Above (correct answer)
Term
________ was a historian that wrote "The Early History of Rome" and saw history as a moral lesson.
Definition
Livy
Term
____________ was a famous gladiator that lead a slave revolt in the 70s BC.
Definition
Spartacus
Term
___________ wrote the Aeneid that is similar to the Iliad and celebrates the ideal Roman.
Definition
Virgil
Term
Carpe Diem means "Seize the Day." What Greek philosophy does this seem to reflect?
Definition
• Stoicism (correct answer)
• Pythagorism
• Cosmology
• Socratic Method
Term
___________ used the defeat of the slave revolt in the 70s BC to gain an army and political power that put him into a position to be in power with Caesar and Pompey.
Definition
Crassus
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