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Scavenger Flashcards

1
Q

What percentage of people in Rome were slaves?

A

20%-30%

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2
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How many rooms in a Roman farmhouse?

A

1 or 2

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3
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Why would some Roman’s adopt?

A

There was no male heir

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4
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Nickname for freshman students in the US miltary academies

A

Plebe

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5
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When the Romans wrote stories, what two languages did they use?

A

Latin and Greek

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6
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What color clothing did a woman have to wear before she got married?

A

White

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7
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What color border did senators wear on their toga?

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Purple

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8
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What are dormice

A

Eaten as appetizers

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9
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Soldiers could not marry and had to serve for how many years?

A

16

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10
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This room was usually missing from a commoner’s house.

A

Kitchen

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11
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Roman children started school at what age?

A

7

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12
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What is Roman numeral M?

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1000

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13
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Where did politicians give speeches when trying to get elected?

A

Rostra

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14
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Romans sometimes ate the tongues of this animal?

A

Peacocks and flamingos

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15
Q

Poor farmers usually ate beans and what?

A

Beans and porridge

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16
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Romans built 900 of them in the empire.

A

Bridges

17
Q

What is latin for road?

A

Via

18
Q

What races were held in a circus arena?

A

Chariot races

19
Q

How many wives could a Roman man have at one time?

A

1

20
Q

What was the most popular seafood in Rome?

A

Oysters

21
Q

Sculptures were so popular that artists would mass produce them. What part of the body though, were they missing?

A

Heads

22
Q

What was the main eating utensil?

A

Spoon

23
Q

Main drink in Rome?

A

Wine

24
Q

About how many hours did the Romans work each day?

A

Six

25
Q

For a short time, who raised Romulus and his twin brother Remus?

A

Wolf and sheep

26
Q

This city was a resort area in ancient Rome.

A

Pompeii

27
Q

Who got the best seats in the colosseum?

A

Senators

28
Q

What is a culina?

A

Kitchen

29
Q

They were long channels used to carry water into the city.

A

Aqueducts

30
Q

Why was there a standard for weight and measurement in the forum

A

Keep from cheating

31
Q

Why did children wear a bulla

A

To protect them from evil spirits

32
Q

What was a stola?

A

A traditional form of clothing worn by women

33
Q

What was the name given to the west exit of the colosseum?

A

The gate of death

34
Q

Sometimes Romans would get clean by pouring this on their bodies and scraping it off?

A

Oil

35
Q

Some had libraries, food courts, gardens and reading rooms.

A

Bath

36
Q

The king of all Roman gods.

A

Jupiter

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