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Unit 7 Roman Culture Life and Legacy Study Guide
Key Points:
1. Power in the family rested in the hands of the paterfamilias (father of the family). Below him were other men of the family,
then the women, children, and enslaved people.
2. A small group of rich men of the patrician class formed the governing body. This was the Senate.
3. Plebeians were greater in number than patricians, but they could not take part in government.
4. Plebeians began to fight for increased political power. This led to posting the Twelve Tables. These were the basic codes of
law in ancient Rome.
5. Men still ruled society, but women had more of a life outside the home.
6. The number of enslaved people increased until they greatly outnumbered the plebeians.
7. Emperors used “bread and circuses” to keep plebeians who were not working from rioting.
8. Slavery supported the empire. Enslaved people could buy their freedom on occasion.
9. Roman engineers and architects developed styles and ways of doing things that were their own.
10. Many Roman buildings and roads throughout the empire still exist today because of the invention of concrete.
11. Rome used Greek building styles. However, it built larger, taller, and heavier buildings than the Greeks built. Romans did
this by adding their own ideas, such as vaults, arches, and the use of concrete.
12. Latin became the common language of the Roman Empire.
13. Latin became the official language of the Roman Catholic Church.
14. Latin is still used in terms for law, science, and mathematics. The spread of Latin changed the languages of some
Europeans. This change resulted in the forming of various Romance languages.
15. English contains many Latin-based words.
Identify and explain the significance of the following terms:
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Paterfamilias- ______________________________________________________________________________
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Gladiators- _________________________________________________________________________________
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The Colosseum- _____________________________________________________________________________
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Circus Maximus- ____________________________________________________________________________
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Legionnaire- _______________________________________________________________________________
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Reading Guide:
1. How was Roman society structured? _____________________________________________________________
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2. What was patronage? _________________________________________________________________________
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3. What role did slavery play in the Roman Empire? ___________________________________________________
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4. How did the ruling classes attempt to keep the poorer members of society happy? _________________________
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5. In Roman society, societal roles were determined by a pyramid-style hierarchy. Identify the social classes in the
Roman Empire and describe each class. Explain at least two ways the social classes interacted with one another.
Be sure to provide details and examples in your answer. ______________________________________________
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