Chapter 9.3 Study Guide
The Daily Life of Romans
Scavenger Hunt~
 I’ll give you a hint~
 Look for the main ideas in
each section
 I’ll give you 15 minutes~
 Write the main ideas in your
study guide chart
 After the 15 minutes, I’ll go
over the answers with you~
 Don’t forget to answer the
vocabulary check on the
bottom!
 You can find the main ideas in
these pages :
 Family (pg. 257)
 Women (pg. 257)
 Children (pg. 258)
 Social Class (pg. 258)
 Roman Religion (pg. 258)
 Religious Influences (pg. 258)
 Religion and Public Life (pg. 259)
 The Crowded City (pg. 259)
 Rich and Poor (pg. 260)
 Response to Urban Problems (pg.
260-261)
Family and Society
Family (pg. 257)
 Head of the family is the father
 Can’t punish family without good reason
Women (pg. 257)
 Took care of the household and children
 Had little freedom
 To inherit land
 To run family business (only when husband was away)
 But they could not vote
Family and Society
Children (pg. 258)
 Boys were educated at
home
 Wealthy boys usually
went to private school
 Girls learned household
skills and usually were
married at age 14
Social Class (pg. 258)
Emperor
Patricians
-------------------------Plebeians
Freedmen
Slaves
Roman Beliefs
Roman Religion (pg. 258)
 Worshipped hundreds of spirits
 Set up shrines to honor spirits
 Believed gods protected them
Religion and Public Life (pg. 259)
 Worshipped emperors after death,
but later worshipped them when
they were alive
 Emperors were the head of the
church
Religious Influences (pg. 258)
 Influenced by Greek culture
 Adopted rituals to predict
the future
 Etruscan religion influenced
gods in human form
 Borrowed some Greek
gods
Life in Roman Cities
The Crowded City (pg. 259)
 Nearly one million people lived in Rome
 Very busy and crowded
Rich and Poor (pg. 260)
 Rich had better lives than poor
Lived in countryside
 Poor lived in crowded places
Response to Urban Problems (pg. 260-261)
 Built sewers and plumbing systems
 Aqueducts were built – underground and on arched bridges
Vocabulary Check
 Aqueduct
Aqueduct –– Artificial channels that carried
fresh water from springs, streams, and lakes
 Empire
Empire –– A group of territories brought
together under one ruler
 Emperor
Emperor -– Rule of an empire