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Ancient Rome :)
What ancient society are we learning about today?
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Publius Vergilius Maro (Virgil) wrote the Aeneid.
Who wrote the Aeneid?
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Ares
What is Mars' Greek name?
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They battle other gladiators, animals, and prisoners in public armed combat.
What does a gladiator do?
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The dictionary definition is "deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources." In simpler terms, it means a combination of the past and the present.
What is the definition of eclectic?
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Latin
What language did Ancient Romans speak?
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Pliny the Elder
Who kept Ancient Roman historical records?
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Ancient Greece
What is another ancient civilization that Ancient Rome is influenced by?
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A lyre is a smaller harp.
What is a lyre?
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Ientaculum means breakfast.
What is ientaculum? What did you have for ientaculum today?
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Rome, Europe
Where does the Pope live? What country and continent?
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It originated in 240 BC when a Roman audience saw a Greek play translated into Latin.
When and how did Roman literature begin?
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Parents taught them the ways of life. Educated slaves were hired to teach arithmetic and subjects
How were children educated?
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It is a modified form of a guitar, where we pluck the strings.
What is a lute, and what modern instrument does it resemble?
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"Salve!"
How do you say "Hello!" in Latin?
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Examples include markets, forums, temples, aqueducts, theaters, etc.
What are examples of architectural features in Rome?
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They are the golden and silver ages. The golden ages had poetry that relates to every day, and silver ages had poetry that related to political affairs.
What are the two ages of Roman poetry? Name a characteristic from each.
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Running, wrestling, jumping, and competitions.
What games did children play?
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Answers may vary.
Name an Ancient Roman dish.
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Trompe l'oeil is a form of painting in an optical illusion.
What is a trompe l'oeil? Draw your own.
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Lots of examples: Colosseum, Forum, and Trevi Fountain.
Name a tourist attraction in Rome.
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Answers may vary.
Summarize the Aeneid.
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In a nutshell, Christianity first became popular when a vision of Jesus sprung into the mind of a saint. It spread but was met with harsh criticism. Finally, one emperor legalized it and encouraged its growth.
Describe how Christianity became the official religion of the Roman empire.
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***trick question: we do not have evidence of any!
Name a Roman song.
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Prose is a form of poetry with no restrictions.
What is prose? Write your own example.
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