Gallery Walk: Roman Society

The __ was the political, religious, economic, and social center of the Roman Republic.

• Colosseum

• Senate House

• Roman Forum

• Justice Building

Based on what you learned about the Roman Forum, which inference about Roman society works best?

• religious beliefs/practices would have a large role in their daily lives

• the Romans were very social people (instead of being isolated or independent)

• rulers discouraged public gatherings because they could encourage the start of protests or revolts

• Rome struggled with the practice of trade and didn't have anywhere for their people to get goods/resources

Where were the Twelve Tables displayed to ensure everyone saw them?

• the Justice Building

• the Senate House

• the Roman Forum

• the Colosseum

In Roman society, men and women had __ roles.

• the same

• equal

• different

• balanced

Rome was a patriarchy. What does that mean?

• a society in which men & women share all the power

• a society in which women have all the power

• a society in which elders have all the power

• a society in which men have all the power

Those who were lucky enough to go to school learned which subjects?

• reading

• writing

• arithmetic (a.k.a. math)

• kinesiology (think P.E.)

Based on what you learned about the roles of Men and Women, which inference about Roman society works best?

• religious beliefs/practices would have a large role in their daily lives

• the Romans were very social people (instead of being isolated or independent)

• it was better to be a man than a woman if you lived in Rome

• education, or the practice of learning, was looked down on by Romans

Based on what you learned about the Rich and Poor, which inference about Roman society works best?

• religious beliefs/practices would have a large role in their daily lives

• the Romans were very social people (instead of being isolated or independent)

• it was better to be a man than a woman if you lived in Rome

• perspectives on the Roman Empire would be completely different if it was from a rich or poor person

TRUE or FALSE: The Roman Empire had a rigid class structure that kept all Romans firmly in their places.

• TRUE

• FALSE

__ were the largest class in Rome, but they had the fewest rights.

• Christians

• Plebeians

• Slaves

• Women