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What Did the Ancient Romans Do for Me?
Pre-reading: List 3 things that you think were first created or came from the Ancient Romans.
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Answer the following questions based on the informational text.
1. When Rome began as a village, why was it built on the seven hills?
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2. What were some of the massive building projects that the Romans created?
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3. Describe one of the ways that the Romans kept up their personal hygiene.
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4. What kind of food do you find interesting that the Romans ate and why?
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5. Describe how the Roman society was not equal?
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6. How was Ancient Rome’s judicial system similar to ours?
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7. How did social class determine a person’s reason for joining the army?
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8. What was the Circus Maximus?
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9. Gladiators were often who?
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10. Who was Galen? What did he do?
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11. What is one Roman invention, and why is it still important/relevant today?
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12. Why was concrete so important and useful?
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