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Seat work
Students will quietly enter the room, find your
seats and discuss your three sticky notes on
pages 376-379 with your row group.
Central Question:
What was life like for the different groups of people
in Rome? (4.5e)
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A society in which men rule their families and people trace
their origins through male ancestors is a?
patriarchal society
An official religion supported by the government is a?
established religion
Roman leaders believed their success or the success of
the empire came from the favor of the ________.
gods
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Key Ideas
Roman men were the leaders of their families
while women had other roles.
Life was very different for different classes of
Romans.
Religion was important to the Roman people,
and the Roman government played a role in it.
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Key Terms
patriarchal societysociety in which men
rule their families and people trace their
origins through male ancestors
paterfamiliashead of the household
villalarge country home
established religionan official religion
supported by the government
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Slavery
How did people become slaves
in the Roman republic?
What kinds of jobs did slaves do?
What kind of lives did they lead?
In what ways could a slave become free?
Did Roman slaves ever fight back
against their masters?
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Unknown Subject
Perhaps Admetus and
Alcestis. The
composition is a
triangle ( the three left
foreground figures)
within a triangle (lefttop-right figures).
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Hercules And
Omphale
The
mythological
couple became
a symbol of
marital
devotion, and
that is the role
they play in this
painting.
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