Topic 7 Lesson 3: Society in the Republic

Who is considered the ruler of a family in a patriarchal society?

• the mother

• the father

• the grandparents

• the ancestors

Which statement best describes the role of the paterfamilias in the Roman family?

• He made all decisions in partnership with his wife.

• He was required by Roman law to treat his family fairly.

• He had very little to do with the upbringing of his children.

• He had complete authority over his wife and children.

What is an established religion?

• a religion that receives government support

• a religion that is practiced by the majority of the people

• a religion with a long history and tradition

• a religion that is free from government influence

What were villas?

• large farms worked by tenants or slaves

• lavish upper-class homes in the city of Rome

• country estates owned by wealthy Romans

• crowded apartment buildings occupied by commoners

Tenant farmers in ancient Rome were

• people who rented farmland from wealthy landlords.

• enslaved people who worked the fields of the wealthy.

• people who owned the best farmland.

• workers who owned and farmed small plots of land.

What is a patriarchal society?

• society in which men rule their families, and people trace their origins through male ancestors

• oldest man in a Roman family who had absolute power over his family

• large country home

• official religion supported by the government

What is a paterfamilias?

• oldest man in a Roman family who had absolute power over his family

• large country home

• official religion supported by the government

• a group that is less than half of a population

What is a villa?

• large country home

• official religion supported by the government

• a group that is less than half of a population

• person who rents land or a home

What is an established religion?

• official religion supported by the government

• a group that is less than half of a population

• person who rents land or a home

• society in which men rule their families, and people trace their origins through male ancestors

What is a minority?

• a group that is less than half of a population

• person who rents land or a home

• society in which men rule their families, and people trace their origins through male ancestors

• oldest man in a Roman family who had absolute power over his family