Daily Life in Ancient Rome | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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What age did Roman children start school?

7

Name 4 typical types of food

bread, beans, fish, dried fruit, vegetables, cheese

Name 3 subjects studied at school

Maths, reading, writing, literature, debate

What school did wealthy children go to?

they studied at home with a full time tutor

What colour togas did people usually wear?

White

Who wore togas with a purple border?

High ranking senators and consuls

True or false? Romans ate sitting at a table quietly

False. They lay on couches and it was a sociable occasion

True or false? Romans didn't have cutlery. They ate with their hands

True. they ate with their hands and rinsed their hands during their meals

True or false? The head of the family was the mother or materfamilias

False. The head was the father or paterfamilias

Name 7 jobs in ancient Rome

merchant, craftsman, farmer, soldier, entertainer,lawyer, teacher, engineer, senator, clerk, tax collector

What colour togas did people wear when they were in mourning?

black

True or false? Most Romans had a large breakfast

False - most people had a light breakfast

What job was a good way for poor Romans to move up in status? Why?

A soldier. Soldiers earned a regular wage and were given some land at the end of their service

What was the most common job in the countryside?

farmer

What time did Romans have their main meal of the day?

At about 3 in the afternoon

Name two strange foods they ate

Peacock tongues and mice

Why was wheat the most common crop?

It was used to make bread

True or false? How food looked wasn't important

False. How food looked was as important as the taste

True or false? All children went to school

False. Girls and poor children didn't go to school. Rich girls sometimes had a privatetutor

Why did people only wear togas in public?

they were uncomfortable and difficult to wear