Grade 6 F2 Part 2

Rome was a patriarchal society. This means that men ruled their families and that people traced their origins through their male ancestors.

• True

• False

The oldest man in a Roman family was called the materfamilias.

• True

• False

Roman women enjoyed more freedom than Greek women. They went to parties, enjoyed the theater, and participate in religious rituals.

• True

• False

Most Romans were poor free people or slaves. A tiny minority were wealthy.

• True

• False

Many elite families owned castles or large country homes.

• True

• False

Life was good for poor Romans. In the city, poor people lived in spacious apartments with running water.

• True

• False

Many common men and women were tenant farmers who rented land from wealthy landlords.

• True

• False

As many as 40 percent of people in Rome in the year 1 B.C. may have been slaves.

• True

• False

Minerva is the goddess of love.

• True

• False

Neptune is the god of the underworld.

• True

• False