What is culture? Name two parts of culture.
It's a way of life of a group of people, or what makes a time/place special.
What is society?
People living together and relating to each other.
What is a social hierarchy?
How society is divided into groups/classes.
Name three classes in Roman society.
Patricians, plebeians, slaves, freedmen.
What was the Struggle of the Orders?
Plebeians struggling with the patricians for more political rights in society.
Who influenced Roman culture? Name one way.
Etruscans and Greeks: art, architecture, music, etc.
Who's this? What's he known for?
Cato the Elder: Roman senator who advocated for destroying Carthage.
What event is this? What happened?
The Battle of Pydna (168 BC), the end of the Third Macedonian War. "The day the last phalanx broke." Romans conquered Greece.
How did the Romans become "Masters of the Mediterranean?" What did they rename it?
They conquered Carthage and Greece, the only other two powers in the sea. They renamed it "Mare Nostrum," Latin for "Our Sea."
What was the most interesting thing you learned today? Why?
Cool, thanks for sharing! / Wow, do you really not know?
