What is culture

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Timeout!
What is culture?
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What is culture?

• What does it mean to be an American?
• What does it mean to be a Californian?
• How is your generation different than your
  parents?

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Social Structure

• The emperor was the leader.
• Senators helped him make decisions.
• Citizens had many rights and privileges.
• Non-citizens, especially slaves, were generally
  not treated very well.

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Citizenship

• In Rome, being a citizen meant a lot.
• It usually meant you were wealthy.
• It always meant you had respect.
• It also gave you legal rights automatically.

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The Story of Paul (Acts 22 22-29)

• Christian apostle Paul is arrested because the
  people of Jerusalem are angry at him for
  preaching to non-Jews.
• The Roman commander orders him beaten so he can
  find out why the people are angry.
• Paul asks the Roman commander Is it legal for
  you to flog a Roman citizen who hasnt even been
  found guilty? (2225)

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• The commander asks how Paul became a citizen
  (because it costs a lot of money) and Paul tells
  him he was born one.
• The commander is scared he put a citizen in
  chains and releases Paul.

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That was the power of citizenship in Rome!
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Daily Life
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Roman Games
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Chariot Racing

• A chariot is a cart
  pulled by horses.
• They could go up to 45 miles per hour!
• The races were very dangerous.

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Circus Maximus
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Those guys were crazy, wed never do something
like that!

• Oh we wouldnt?

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Gladiators
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Gladiators

• Slaves trained to
  fight to the death.
• Usually fought other slaves but sometimes fought
  animals.
• They could eventually earn their freedom and a
  few became quite rich.

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Those guys were crazy, wed never do something
like that!

• Oh we wouldnt?

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What was the point?
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Imagine This

• Some rich guy meets you at the front door of your
  house and announces he paid the bank and so now
  the house is his.
• He explains that you will follow his rules and
  pay him rent but you can stay
• You walk in the door and see
  a 60 inch plasma TV in every
  room all with 200 channels
  and hooked up to an Xbox 360.
• How would you feel?

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Entertainment

• All this was free to people who lived in the
  Empire, not just citizens.
• The Empire wanted to keep the people distracted.
• If they were busy having fun they might not
  notice all the problems!