lesson 6 Daily Roman Life in the City

What did Rome become after the Punic Wars?

• A small village

• The heart of the Mediterranean world

• A deserted land

• A place for pirates

What could Roman farmers focus on after Rome started importing basic foods?

• Raising only the crops they wanted

• Becoming soldiers

• Fishing in the Mediterranean Sea

• Leaving farming

What was Rome rich in because of trade?

• Gold mines

• Goods from all over the known world

• Chocolate from the Americas

• Silk from China

What is the Colosseum?

• A huge amphitheater

• A Roman school

• A large marketplace

• A type of Roman ship

What was the Circus Maximus?

• A Roman palace

• A great big racetrack

• A Roman library

• A big circus with animals

Where did the plebeian family live?

• In a palace

• Near the Colosseum

• On a boat

• In a farm outside Rome

What did the father of the family do for a living?

• He was a soldier

• He was a teacher

• He was a merchant

• He was a farmer

What did Roman children learn at home?

• How to swim

• To read and write in Latin

• To cook Roman dishes

• To sail boats

What did Virgil's poem say?

• "Rome wasn't built in a day"

• "Fortune favors the brave"

• "All roads lead to Rome"

• "When in Rome, do as the Romans do"

What was the purpose of the aqueducts?

• To protect the city from invaders

• To move goods

• To carry fresh, clean water into the city

• To transport soldiers