3.2 Life in the Roman empire

3.2 Life in the Roman empire
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3.2 Life in the Roman empire

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Learning goals 
  1. You can explain the big economic change that took place in the countryside 
  2. You can explain what kind of consequences the changes in the Roman countryside had for the cities
  3. You can give a description of the position of slaves and women in Roman society 

Slide 2 - Diapositive

Fill in the 5 blanks. One word remains.
senators
monarchy
Julius Caesar
republic
Carthage
Augustus

Slide 3 - Question de remorquage

Roman monarchy
Roman republic
Drag the words to the correct box.
consuls
king
senate
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Emperor
senators
dictator

Slide 4 - Question de remorquage

Life in the countryside 
Up until 200 BC most people lived in the countryside 

After 200 BC farmers had to fight in the Roman army 

Some farmers were away for years to fight the wars for the army 

Slide 5 - Diapositive

Life in the countryside 
A lot of land was sold to big landowners. 

These men profited from wars and bought up all the small farms to create one large scale farm.

All their products would be sold on the markets in cities. 

Slide 6 - Diapositive

Life in the city 
The changes in the countryside had big consequences for the Roman cities.

Cities grew fast because of proletarians (poor families) 

They depened on the elite. (the richest people of Rome) 

Slide 7 - Diapositive

Elite handouts
The elite feared for an uprising of the proletarians. To avoid this they did the following. 
  1. Food handouts 
  2. Good drinking water 
  3. Entertainment 

Slide 8 - Diapositive

Slaves and women 
Enslaved people had the lowest position in Roman society. 
Around 100 BC. 1/3 of the Roman population was a slave. 

Women also had very few rights 

Tasks control of the household. 

Sometimes influental through there husbands. 

Slide 9 - Diapositive

Roman slaves had roughly the same position of Greek slaves.
So what do you know of the rights and duties of these people

Slide 10 - Question ouverte

Which statement about life in a Roman city in the time of the republic is true?
A
The elite did nothing for the poor
B
The proletarians played an important role in the economy
C
The social differences were not very big
D
The differences between the rich and the poor were enormous

Slide 11 - Quiz

Free farmers
Slaves 
Merchants and crafspeople 
Proletarians 
Elite 

Slide 12 - Question de remorquage