Ancient Greek Unit 9

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2. Lesson 5 Family Life, The Family is ruled by the Paterfamilias (the father of the family. In poor families the husband and wife worked but in richer families only the husband worked. The wives ran the household. When a boy turns 15 he is considered and adult and is thrown a party to celebrate. A women becomes and adult when she is married which usually is between the ages of 12 and 18. When a child is born the father decides whether or not to keep the baby. If he does not want it he leaves it outside to die or someone to claim him as a slave. The father of a family does not become a paterfamilias until his father dies.

3. Lesson 6 Food and Drink, The food Romans ate depends on whether they are rich or not. In Rome they had a "Fast-Food" place where you could buy food that is hot or cold that is served to you at a fast speed. Some common foods that they ate were bread, beans, spices, a few vegetables, cheeses, and meats. For breakfast most people at some bread and a bowl of beans or porridge. For lunch people had a small bit of cheese and bread with olives or celery. For dinner poor people had some chunks of fish with asparagus and a fig for dessert. Rich people had a main course and some appetizers that consisted of mice cooked in honey, roasted parrots stuffed with dates, salted jellyfish, and snails dipped in milk.

4. Lesson 7 Housing, Like food housing was very different for the rich and poor. The spread out, airy homes of the rich stood side by side with the small, dark apartments that housed the poor. Wealthy Romans lived in house made out of stone and marble, Poor Romans lived in apartment buildings. The rich people had art and ancient writing all over their house such as on walls and on the floor.The apartments that the poor lived in were cramped, noisy, and dirty. Filth and disease-carrying rats caused sickness to spread rapidly. These house often set fire and smoke in the morning was a common smell.

5. Lesson 8 Education, The type of education you are given depends on which class of family you are born into. Many poor children in Rome were sent to work instead of to school. They learned trades, such as leather working and metalworking, to help earn money for their families. In richer families the kids were taught by their father or slaves until 6 years old. Then the boys of the family will be sent to school. The rich kids used a pointed pen, called a stylus, to copy down lessons on small, wax-covered wooden boards. Roman boys learned Latin, Greek, math, science, literature, music, and public speaking these all help them become a better presentable man. Upper-class boys stayed in school until age 12 or 13. Boys from very wealthy families often continued their studies until they were 16, when they began to manage their own properties.

6. Lesson 9 Recreation, The Romans had lots of free time because the slaves did most of the work. Both rich and poor often relaxed at Rome’s public baths. There they could bathe, swim, exercise, and enjoy a steam bath or a massage. The king gave the poor bread and circuses to feed and entertain them. This also made them happier so they would not over throw the king. Romans watched gladiators fight in large public arenas, like the Colosseum. Both men and women fought as gladiators. Another Gathering place was the Circus Maximus which could hold over 200,000 people and held chariot races. The rich men sat in the front the poor men sat on wooden benches in the middle and slaves and women are in the far back.

7. Lesson 10 Country Life, Rome was one of many cities scattered throughout the Roman Empire. But 90 percent of the empire’s people lived in the country. There, too, rich and poor had very different lives. Rich romans live in large estates called villas. A villa was a place for Romans to invest their money in raising crops and livestock. The empire’s farms provided much of the food for Rome and other cities. They produced grain for bread, grapes for wine, and olives for oil. Goats and cows also provided milk and cheese. Slaves did much of the actual work of farming. Overseers, or supervisors, kept a close eye on the slaves and often treated them cruelly. Many people in the countryside were not slaves, but their lives were hard. They lived in huts and worked their own small farms, trying to earn enough to survive.

8. Lesson 2 Daily Life in Ancient Rome, In Ancient Rome they had many visitors from all around. The rich people spent a large sum of their money on decorations such as silk, instruments, and perfume. The poor people however have little money and receive food and entertainment from the government. Most poor peoples children don't live past the age of 10. The forum or the marketplace was commonly used by the Romans and was the center of all buying and selling in Ancient Rome.

9. Lesson 3 Law and Order In Ancient Rome, they had very strict laws. Anybody was able to accuse some of breaking the law and may take them to court. The senators had high ranks in the government system and had to be protected when going outside alone. When going outside they dressed like poorer people to prevent from getting hurt. The people who were tried in court may suffer consequences. The poor have more harsh than the rich because of favoritism and being less respected as a citizen

10. Lesson 4 Religion In Ancient Rome, they worshipped there gods and gave many gifts to them. They also sacrificed animals to the gods to please them. When they had injured or sick patients they would leave clay structures of a body part at a shrine to remind the gods of what body part to heal. When other people joined the Romans they accepted their new religions but they would not tolerate disobedience to the emperor.

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