4.3 The culture of the empire

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4.2 Roman society

What is an agricultural urban society?

1. All people live from agriculture
2. All people live in the cities
3. Most people worked in agriculture, but there were also cities
4. Most people live in the cities, a small part works in agricultre

Which point was NOT a cause for the flourishing Roman economy

1. Having good roads
2. The Pax Romana
3. Using coins
4. Having a well organized army

What are proletarians?

1. Rich romans
2. Propertyless poor people
3. Romans with a own house
4. Poor farmers

Explain the term 'bread and circuses'.

4.3 The culture of the empire

Time of Greeks and Romans

Success criteria

You can explain:

1. How multicultural the Roman society was
2. How Romans dealt with their own religion and other religions
3. How the Greco-Roman culture formed and was spread
4. How the Roman justice system worked

Roman culture

• The Roman Empire had a multicultural society
• The Romans had a polytheistic faith
  
• There were many different gods in the empire, but there were also state gods
• Throughout the empire, they built temples to worship the state gods

Jupiter

Venus

Mars

Religious tolerance

• In the Roman Empire, there was religious tolerance 
  
• As long as people worshipped the emperor and state gods, they could follow any religion they wanted
• The Romans also adopted gods from other cultures in their religion 

Such as the most important Greek gods; Zeus, Poseidon and Apollo. These gods became Jupiter, Neptune and Mars with the Romans.

They also adopted the Roman goddess Isis.

Explain the term 'multicultural society'.

What is a state god?

Explain what religious tolerance means.

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4.3 The culture of the empire

Time of Greeks and Romans

Success criteria

You can explain:

1. How multicultural the Roman society was
2. How Romans dealt with their own religion and other religions
3. How the Greco-Roman culture formed and was spread
4. How the Roman justice system worked

Why do we say that Rome had a
multicultural society?

Explain what religious tolerance means.

Arches were invented by the Romans

The dome is also a Roman invention

Following the Greek example

• The Romans were impressed by Greek culture and adopted many things from the Greeks
  
• For example, Greek art, architecture, science and philosophy
  
• Romans built Greek columns in their temples
• But they also added their own elements, such as round arches and domes

A Greek and Roman temple side by side

Greco-Roman culture

• The influence of the Greeks was so great that a Greco-Roman culture developed
• Today, this is often called ancient or classic culture

Name two examples of the Greco-Roman culture.

Roman law

• Some of the men in the Roman Empire held Roman citizenship
  
• All citizens had equal rights 
  
• Citizens were not allowed to be convicted without evidence or trial
• Citizens could take their conflict to a judge
  
• They also had the right to a lawyer

What does tolerance mean?

1. To be nice
2. To believe in many gods
3. To accept other religions
4. To believe in 1 god

Which of the following options did the Romans NOT take over from the Greeks?

1. The arch constructions
2. The columns
3. Mars, the god of war
4. Science

Did all Romans have the right of citizenship?

1. Yes, if you were born within the Roman Empire
2. No, only men could become citizens

To work (homework)

• What? Make assignment 4 to 7, 9 and 10
• How? In your workbook
• Help? Teacher
• Finished?  Work on other subject