Stage 23 Culture

Question 1

what is the term for the spirits of divinities which controlled all things -

Answer 1

numina

Question 2

why did the early Romans give offering to these powers

Answer 2

to ensure the numinas used their powers for good, not bad

Question 3

what were vota?

Answer 3

promises/offerings

Question 4

what were some of the circumstances for which different levels of society might make prayers and sacrifices -

Answer 4

general was going off to war they would have a ceremony with prayers and sacrafices, citizens would do sacrafices hoping for success or safe travels or birth of baby

Question 5

what do the two inscriptions indicate thanks for?

Answer 5

for capturing a boar

giving her hair back

Question 6

what are some of the places a haruspex would look for signs -

Answer 6

how the victim fell

Question 7

they were priests who studied the flight of birds -

Answer 7

augeres

Question 8

what was the Pontifex MAximus

Answer 8

cheif priest

Question 9

two ways of wroship that the emperors carried out in Rome and the provinces -

Answer 9

altars were erected

when emperor died, he became a god

Question 10

what was the hororscopos -

Answer 10

the posititons of the stars at persons death

Question 11

how were inquiries about the health of the emperor based on astrology viewed -

Answer 11

it was a serious offense to believe it