Life in Rome Web-quest



Life in Rome Web-quest

Objective: By completing the following tasks you will gain a better understanding of the lives of the people of Rome.

Directions: Use the following links to answer the questions provided.

Roman Baths



Directions: Using the website above click on the numbers in the image at left to take a virtual stroll around one of the most magnificent baths ever built: The Baths of Caracalla. Complete the following task during your virtual stroll.

1. Entrance

Questions:

1. What other purposes did a Roman Bath serve besides just being a place to get clean?

2. Who was allowed to participate in the activities going on at a Roman Bath?

1. Toilets

Questions:

1. Give 3 examples of how Roman toilets were different than today’s public restrooms?

1. _________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________

2. Palaestra

Questions:

1. Give examples of types exercise that would have been done by males

1. ___________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________

2. Explain the game of Trochus.

Draw a sketch of what it may have looked like.

4. Apodyterium

Questions:

1. What would we call the Apodyterium today?

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2. Explain what a strigils is and what it was used for.

5. Tepidarium

Questions:

1. What did the Romans use instead of soap?

2. Explain depilation.

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6. Caldarium

Questions:

1. What would we call a Caldarium today?

2. What was the point of the Caldarium?

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7. Frigidarium

Questions:

1. What was the point of the Frigidarium?

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8. Entertainment

Questions:

1. What were some of the types of entertainment that was provided for the bathers enjoyment?

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9. Art

Questions:

1. Give some examples of the types of art that you would see at a Roman Bath.

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10. Food & Alcohol

1. Give examples of some of the food and beverages that could be purchased at Roman Bath

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Now that you know some information about the everyday life of Romans and their use of the Roman Baths see whether you can be successful at this game.



Roman Fashion



Directions: Use the website to complete the following tasks.

1. Sketch picture of what a Roman Toga looked like

2. Sketch a picture of what a Roman Tunic looked like.

Roman Education



Directions: Use the website to complete the following tasks.

1. What was the goal of Roman Education?

2. On what day did school start every year?

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3. What subjects were taught to Roman children?

4. What languages were taught to Roman children?

Roman Food



Directions: Use the website to complete the following tasks.

1. Give some examples of the types of food that were eaten by Romans.

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2. Use the following link to plan a dinner for a Roman dinner party. You will need to come up with an appetizer a main dish and a dessert. Write out each recipe below.



Appetizer Recipe

Main Dish Recipe

Dessert Recipe

Go to the following website to construct a Roman aqueduct:



List the correct order of items needed to make the water flow to the town.

1.___________________

2.___________________

3.___________________

4.___________________

5.___________________

Sketch and Label below:

Ancient Rome History:

Click on link that says:

What did a Roman Soldier wear?

Click on link that says:

The Roman Soldier's Clothes page

Label the following parts of the Roman Soldier:

1. Caligae 2. Lacerna 3. Spear 4. Sword 5. Shield

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Click on link that says:

What jobs did the ordinary Roman Citizens do?

Scroll down to Background on Roman Citizens

What are some of the rights extended to Roman Citizens?

6. __________________________

7. __________________________

8. __________________________

9. __________________________

What was it like to be a Roman Slave?

What are some of the jobs that Roman slaves were expected to do?

10. _________________________

11. _________________________

12. _________________________

Roman Coliseum:

Go the site below and sketch and label the Roman Coliseum

Include the 8 different parts and a brief description of each on your sketch.



Gladiator Dressed to Kill

Go the website below and dress some Roman Gladiators. You will have to dress them correctly to win. Make a sketch of one of the following types of gladiators correctly dressed for battle.

1. Murmillo 2. Retiarius 3. Hoplomachus



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