Early historians were mainly interested in ______ and_____.

We know a lot about the ______ in ancient Rome from the writings of historians.

The ruling class was known as the _____

The commoners were known as ...

Far less is known about the

The center of Roman society was the ______.

Family, marriage, and _____ were important to the people of ancient Rome.

Roles in Roman society were arranged pyramid-style. This was called a ...

What did the Romans call the head of the family?

Who was the head of every family?

The father had complete power. Just below them is/are...

Which group was NOT at the bottom of the pyramid?

Who ruled early Rome?

Large families were...

The male members of the family controlled all the _____.

Who was in charge of the slaves in the household?

At the beginning of the Roman Republic, women were allowed more

Early on, women could...

Who could trace their family lines back to the first senators?

Who were the common people of Rome?

Many of the poor lived outside the city on small ______.

Sometimes the common people were called into the ____

Plebeians could be considered ________ of the Patricians.

The Patricians were ________ to the Plebeians, meaning that they offered their financial and political protection to the common people.

In return for their services, sometimes the Plebeians would have to go and ________ to protect their patrons.

If the patron died, the client would continue being loyal by protecting the patron's _____.

As the gap between the 2 classes grew, the gap began to cause ______ .

The Plebeians began to push for greater ________ and economic equality.

The conflict between the 2 classes led to the creation of the...

Consul Gaius Marius offered citizenship to ______ members as a reward for their service.

Later, consul Lucius extended citizenship to any ______ who wanted to become a Roman citizen.

Enslaved people were not considered Roman _____.

Both patricians and plebeians could ______ slaves.

The number of slaves owned was and indication of one's _______ and ______.

As Rome expanded into most of Europe and N.Africa, the slave population _______.

It's estimated that the number of slaves in the 1st century was about ________ out of 900,000.