NG Chapter 10 2.1-2.3

Which best describes ancient Roman society?

• Paterfamilias

• patriarchy

• plebeian

• dictatorship

Which two factors most strongly determined the amount of education a Roman child would receive?

• ethnicity and family wealth

• marital status and good looks

• age and gender(male or female)

• gender (male or female) and family wealth

What role did slaves play in Rome's economy?

• They provided much of the manual labor needed to build, farm, and mine.

• They were usually teachers, doctors, or business managers.

• They made purchases that helped make Rome's patricians very wealthy.

• They had no value in Rome's economy.

Who controlled the slave army that famously rebelled in 73 B.C,?

• Cicero

• the Council of Plebs

• Spartacus

• Romulus and Remus

Which human trait was most valued by the Romans?

• beauty

• elegance

• loyalty

• grace

How did the land purchases of wealthy Romans affect the lives of poorer citizens?

• The wealthy would buy up small farms, forcing poor farmers to find work in cities.

• The wealthy would force poor farmers to work on their land for free.

• The wealthy would purchase land and sell it to poor farmers for twice as much,

• The wealthy would create huge farms worked entirely by patricians.

How did the Romans worship their gods in a daily life?

• Built a shrine in the family courtyard to worship the gods.

• Worshipped in the family temple.

• Worshipped their gods almost everywhere, each home had a shrine, and the paterfamilias would make daily offerings.

• Went to the Forum to worship with other

Why didn't Roman girls have much control of their future?

• Girls had to get married at a young age.

• Romans were always fighting foreigners.

• There were no laws to protect children.

• Girls had to do what their fathers, husbands, and brothers told them to do.

Which of the following best describes ancient Roman social structure?

• Men and the family were most important.

• Gender equality was most important.

• Women and children wer the most important.

• The bond of marriage was most important.

Roman religion was based on the pantheon, or

• the belief in no higher power

• worshipping one god

• a group of many gods

• worshipping one god