Educación Básica Superior Segundo Quimestre - Segundo Parcial STUDENT(S): GRADE TEACHER: Mauricio Torres SUBJECT: Social Studies DATE: 27/11/13 TIME: 10 min. SOURCE MATERIAL No . 1 10 Points GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Read the instructions below before starting the activity. Cu rs o Paral elo No. Lista o Read the instructions carefully. o Use this source material to answer the questions on the other worksheet 9 ENTERTAINMENT IN ROME Even for the poor, life in the city was lively. The ancient Romans enjoyed many different kinds of entertainment. Plays were performed in large open air theaters. There were lots of theatres, and even the small ones could seat 7,000 people. If ancient Romans wished to go out, there was always something going on, like the great State festivals including shows in the theatres, races, and fights in the arenas. These were free spectacles that citizens could enjoy. Since most events were free, poor people could attend as well as the rich. Some events were scheduled during the day, some were scheduled at night. If wealthy Romans stayed home, they lit oil lamps, to enjoy the evening. Wealthy Romans might invite friends over for a dinner party. The poor, unless they went out, went to bed as soon as it got dark as they couldn't afford to keep oil lamps burning. The Colosseum It was a huge public entertainment center. The Colosseum could seat 45,000 spectators. Some people were not lucky enough to have a seat in the Colosseum. If you didn't mind standing, the Colosseum could hold up to 70,000 spectators! This is where the ancient Romans gathered to watch bloody combat between gladiators, and battles between men and wild animals. This is where they threw people to the lions! To see men being killed was very entertaining to the ancient Romans. On occasion, they flooded the Colosseum with water, to hold naval battles.
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Educación Básica SuperiorSegundo Quimestre - Segundo Parcial
STUDENT(S): GRADE
TEACHER: Mauricio Torres SUBJECT: Social StudiesDATE: 27/11/13 TIME: 10 min.SOURCE MATERIAL No. 1 10 Points
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Read the instructions below before starting the activity. Curso
Paralelo
No. Lista
o Read the instructions carefully.o Use this source material to answer the questions on the other worksheet 9
ENTERTAINMENT IN ROME
Even for the poor, life in the city was lively. The ancient Romans enjoyed many different kinds of entertainment.
Plays were performed in large open air theaters. There were lots of theatres, and even the small ones could seat 7,000 people. If ancient Romans wished to go out, there was always something going on, like the great State festivals including shows in the theatres, races, and fights in the arenas. These were free spectacles that citizens could enjoy.
Since most events were free, poor people could attend as well as the rich. Some events were scheduled during the day, some were scheduled at night.
If wealthy Romans stayed home, they lit oil lamps, to enjoy the evening. Wealthy Romans might invite friends over for a dinner party. The poor, unless they went out, went to bed as soon as it got dark as they couldn't afford to keep oil lamps burning.
The Colosseum
It was a huge public entertainment center. The Colosseum could seat 45,000 spectators. Some people were not lucky enough to have a seat in the Colosseum. If you didn't mind standing, the Colosseum could hold up to 70,000 spectators!
This is where the ancient Romans gathered to watch bloody combat between gladiators, and battles between men and wild animals. This is where they threw people to the lions! To see men being killed was very entertaining to the ancient Romans. On occasion, they flooded the
Colosseum with water, to hold naval battles. During the battles, many competitors died.
The ancient Romans were great builders. They built things to last. The Colosseum was built of concrete, faced with stone, as were most amphitheaters. It was built in the early days of the Roman Empire, around 70 CE. It was designed to host huge spectacles. Anyone could attend the events in the Colosseum. Admission was free.
Circus Maximus
The ancient Romans loved chariot racing. In early Roman times, young nobles used to race their chariots around the 7 hills of Rome. People had to scatter to get out of the way. They stopped for no one.
In the 6c BCE (about 2,500 years ago!), the ancient Romans built the Circus Maximus in the city of Rome. Basically, the Maximus was a race track. It was designed to race chariots. Women could attend the races. They could sit with men. That was very unusual.
The original Circus Maximus was built out of wood. It burnt down a couple of times. During the Roman Empire, the Circus Maximus was rebuilt using marble and concrete (an ancient Roman invention!).
The Circus Maximus was not the only circus in the Roman Empire. The Romans built circuses (outdoor racetracks) all over the Empire. The Circus Maximus was the most well known race track.
It could seat over 250,000 people! Admission was free. Anyone could attend the races, including Rome's poor. There were races every
day. It was the height of success to race in the Circus Maximus.
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