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Flashcards by sienna.wells, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Where did Roman sacrifice happen? | Outside the temple on an alter. |
| Why was the Roman Sacrifice outside and on the alter? 2 marks | - It was believed the God would receive the blood of the sacrificial animal as it soaked into the ground. - They also believed the smoke of burning meat (of the sacrificial animal went to the Gods) |
| What was the temple like? | It was in a Greek style with a marble building set on a high podium of three steps and surrounded by columns. |
| Inside the building what was in the main chamber? | The Cella and housing the statue of the God which was a giant, a story high statue mad of gold and ivory. |
| What was the temple used for? | This was the home of the God and worshippers could visit to leave offerings. |
| What was the other room? | There was another room called a store room and that is where treasure was kept. |
| What does the term sacrifice mean? | A worshipper gave up something valuable to a God, in return they hoped that the God would look kindly on then in the future. |
| What does sacrifice symbolise? | Life sometimes. |
| What would a Roman preparing for a sacrifice do? | Agree an appointment time with the priest of the relevant temple. |
| What is the second stage of the sacrifice? | You would go to the market on the appointed day and buy an animal |
| what would the animal be like? | it would have to be perfect, without a blemish. |
| What would the sacrifice and animal wear? | The sacrifice would wear his best toga, tie ribbons to the animals horn and tail and lead it though the street to the temple. |
| What would they do if the animal resisted? | If the animal resisted or stumbled it would be seen as a bad omen and might re-start the process with a new animal. |
| Who oversaw the ceremony? | The priest and it took part outside the temple. |
| What did they do to the animal? | They would sprinkle the animals head with wine and the priest would cover his head with the folds of his toga and was his hands in the sacred water. |
| What else is the animals head sprinkled with? | Mola salsa (Sacred bread) where the priest pray. |
| What do they do to the animal? | The animal is stunned by a hammer and its throat is cut and the animal is then disembowelled and its insides removed but if they are discoloured or misshapen it would be a bad omen. |
| What would they do to stop unwanted sounds? | A flute player would play during the ceremony to stop unwanted sounds, a sneeze would be considered as a bad omen. |
| What would they do if the omen was good? | They would continue. |
| What would they do with the innards? | They would be burnt in a fire on the alter as an offering to the God. |
| What do they do with the rest of the meat? | It would be cooked and shared in a feast |
| How was Roman religion different from Christianity? | - Christians believed in one god, seen without flaws, he is omnipotent, omnibenevolent and omniscient. -The Romans believed in many Gods who all have flaws and were more human with their imperfections. The Romans had god- Goddess for almost anything and everything. |
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