Life of the People in Ancient Rome

The quality of life in the Roman Empire depended on a person's___________in society.

• house

• clothing

• role

• hairstyle

The "Pax Romana" is Latin for

• a pact between Rome and Greece

• Roman peace

• Roman packets

• Roman places

The wealthy citizens

• had huge well-decorated houses

• had slaves

• had servants

• all of the answers are correct

The largest class of people living in Rome were

• the wealthy who lived in large houses

• the average citizen who did well

• the slaves who lived in wealthy houses

• the poor who lived in poverty

In Rome the oldest male was known as

• Caesar

• Patriarch

• Father

• Patrician

Poverty means that the people were

• pretty well off and had no needs

• wealthy and had no needs

• part of the upper class

• not wealthy and considered poor

The Patriarch

• had the right to make all major decisions for the family

• could run the entire country without being elected

• had the right to be a landowner

• had to do what his wife and children said to do

The wife of the Patriarch

• had more rights than the Patriarch

• was expected to manage the household

• could be a politician and run for office

• never gained rights

Mediterranean foods included

• grain, grapes and canola oil

• grain, cereal and soybeans

• grain, grapes and olives

• salad and cheese

The biggest part of the meal was

• olives

• grapes

• bread

• grape juice