11/6/15

• I can describe what Romans did for fun.

•QOD•How did a man become the “paterfamilias”?•A man became the “paterfamilias” when his father

died.

Agenda

1. I can and QOD2. Notes 35.7, 35.8, 35.9, and 35.103. Engineering and Empire

35.7 Housing•Rich• Built of stone• Large and airy• Atrium with a pool• Dining room with beautiful murals

•Poor•Most lived in apartments over where they worked• Small, portable grills• Cramped, noisy and dirty• Built of wood (fire danger)

35.8 Education

• Poor• Sent to work instead of school• Learned trades; metalworking and leatherworking

• Rich• Tutored by fathers or slaves until 7, then went to school• Walked to school• Used a stylus to write

• Boys• Became soldiers, doctors, politicians, lawyers

• Girls• Dentists, tutors, midwives

35.9 Recreation

• Rich• Plays, theaters, music

• Baths• Rich and poor alike• Bathe, swim, massage

• “Bread and Circuses”• Food and entertainment to keep the people docile • (prevent rebellion)

• Colosseum• Male and female gladiators• Entertainment

• Circus Maximus• Racetrack with chariots

35.10 Country Life

• 90% of Roman Empire lived in the country• Wealthy owned villas• Summer retreat from Roman heat

• Provided the food for Rome• Slaves did most of the work• Treated cruelly

• Typically very poor• “He who does not work shall not eat”