3.2 Life in the Roman empire

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3.2 Life in the Roman empire

Explain how the Roman Republic was governed. Use complete sentences

Explain how the Republic changed into an empire?

Give 2 reasons why the roman empire could become so powerful. Use complete sentences

learning question

Which social differences existed in the Roman empire? 

Life in the city

1. Proletarians: poor ex-farmers (so poor they only owned their children
2. Elite: The richest romans. Senators, landowners.
3. Gladiatorial games: Ways to keep the proletarians happy
4. Craftsmen and shopkeepers: Neither rich nor poor

Slaves and women

• Slaves: No rights at all. Mainly prisoners of war. Rome was a true slave society
• Women: controlled by their husbands.
• Question: Who has more rights? A rich or a poor woman

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Putting a text in your own words

How do you put a text in your own words?

Step 1: read the text carefully

Step 2: underline any unknown words and look up their meaning.

Step 3: Put the text away and write down what you think is in it.

Step 4: compare your own text with the original

Step 5: Change parts that still look too much the same

Step 6: Check each other's text

Tip 1: replace difficult words

Difficult: Mr. Beltman uses fysical inimidation to terrorize his students 

Own words: Mr. Beltman hits his students to scare them

Tip 2: Change the order of words

Mr. Beltman hits his students to scare them.

Own words: The students are affraid, because mr. Beltman hits them.

Tip 3: divide information over 2 sentences

The students are afraid, because mr. Beltman hits them.

Own words: The students are afraid. This is because mr. Beltman hits them.

practice!

1. Choose one of the 3 subparagraphs
2. Summarize them in your own words
3. Hand in via Som
4. on your own (you may help each other) 

Answer the learning question

Which social differences existed in the Roman empire?