Name: _______________________________
Chapter 35 – Daily Life
in Ancient Rome
Across
5. Who class was likely to eat exotic foods like parrots and jellyfish?
7. Who primarily ate at the Thermopolia, or fast-food shops.
8. A large house in the country
10. Women had few jobs in Rome. What job was open to them that involved
childbirth?
11. When a man’s father died, what did the son become?
13. Who was the goddess of the hearth?
17. A large Roman stadium primarily used for chariot races
18. Which class would be most likely to live in a tall, dirty, smelly apartment
building?
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What was the name of the good-luck charm given to children?
What is another name for a fireplace?
The Forum was a large ___________ place for people to meet
Being captured in war was the leading cause of _______________
A pointed instrument for writing
What does a jury do at a Roman trial?
What were patrician’s houses built of?
What were the houses of plebeians built of?
What was give to the poor to keep them from rebelling by keeping them busy
happy?
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1. What transports were watched at the Circus Maximus?
2. A 200 year period of peace and stability
3. A person trained to fight for public entertainment
4. Who was allowed to bring their religions to Rome?
6. A large arena in Rome where gladiator contests and other games and sporting
events were held
9. The factors of everyday existence, including religion, recreation, housing,
food, drink and education
12. Roman public square and the center of daily life
14. Who could accuse someone of a crime?
15. This man was murdered March 15th, 44 BCE
16. What would Romans sacrifice to the goddess of the hearth?
17. Where could you find a patricians’ villa?
28 of 28 words were placed into the puzzle.
Word Bank (No spaces!)
Anyone
Julius Caeser
Bread And Circuses
Midwife
Bulla
Paterfamilias
Chariots
Patrician
Circus Maximus
Pax Romana
Colosseum
Plebeian
Countryside
Poor
Daily Life
Slavery
Decide Guilt
Small Cake
Foreigners
Stone
Forum
Stylus
Gathering
Vesta
Gladiator
Villa
Hearth
Wood