Ch. 10 Sect. 2.1-2.3

Why didn’t Roman girls have much control of their future?

• Girls had to get married at a young age.

• Romans were always fighting foreigners.

• There were no laws to protect children

• Girls had to do what their fathers, husbands, and brothers told them to do.

Roman religion was based on the pantheon?

• group of many gods

• the belief in no higher power

• worshiping one god

• an aristocracy

Which of the following best describes ancient Roman social structure?

• Men and the family were most important.

• Gender equality was most important.

• The bond of marriage was most important.

• Women and children were the most important.

What role did slaves play in Rome’s economy?

• A. They were usually teachers, doctors, or business managers.

• B. They provided much of the manual labor needed to build, farm and mine.

• C. They had no value in Rome’s economy.

• D. They made purchases that helped make Rome’s patricians very wealthy.

How did the Romans worship their gods in daily life?

• Worshiped in the family temple.

• Went to the Forum to worship with others.

• Built a shrine in the bedroom of each family member.

• Worshiped their gods almost everywhere, each home had a shrine, and the paterfamilia would make daily offerings.

Which two factors most strongly determined the amount of education a Roman child would receive?

• age and gender (male or female)

• gender (male or female) and family wealth

• marital status and good looks

• Ethnicity and family wealth

Who controlled the slave army that famously rebelled in 73 B.C.?

• Cicero

• Romulus and Remus

• The Council of Plebs

• Spartacus

How did the land purchases of wealthy Romans affect the lives of poorer citizens?

• The wealthy would purchase land and sell it to poor farmers for twice as much.

• The wealthy would create huge farms worked entirely by patricians.

• The wealthy would buy up small farms, forcing poor farmers to find work in cities.

• The wealthy would force poor farmers to work on their land for free.

Which best describes ancient Roman society?

• patriarchy

• plebeian

• Paterfamilias

• dictatorship

Which human trait was most valued by the Romans?

• elegance

• loyalty

• beauty

• grace