WorksheetsLife of the People in Ancient Rome
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
The quality of life in the Roman Empire depended on a person's___________in society.
house
clothing
role
hairstyle
The "Pax Romana" is Latin for
a pact between Rome and Greece
Roman peace
Roman packets
Roman places
The wealthy citizens
had huge well-decorated houses
had slaves
had servants
all of the answers are correct
The largest class of people living in Rome were
the wealthy who lived in large houses
the average citizen who did well
the slaves who lived in wealthy houses
the poor who lived in poverty
In Rome the oldest male was known as
Caesar
Patriarch
Father
Patrician
Poverty means that the people were
pretty well off and had no needs
wealthy and had no needs
part of the upper class
not wealthy and considered poor
The Patriarch
had the right to make all major decisions for the family
could run the entire country without being elected
had the right to be a landowner
had to do what his wife and children said to do
The wife of the Patriarch
had more rights than the Patriarch
was expected to manage the household
could be a politician and run for office
never gained rights
Mediterranean foods included
grain, grapes and canola oil
grain, cereal and soybeans
grain, grapes and olives
salad and cheese
The biggest part of the meal was
olives
grapes
bread
grape juice
Everyone in Rome wore a toga
True
False
A symbolic color of the Emperor was
red
orange
blue
purple
The baths were used
to take a bath and to learn Latin
as a place to socialize, exercise, read, relax
as a place to hold elections
to hold religious services
The water for baths came form the
lakes
aqueducts
rivers
streams
The most important purpose of the baths were
getting clean from hard work
social gatherings
relaxing in a spa-like atmosphere
vacations
