Kids long, long ago

History · Ancient Greece & Rome · ages 5-7

Name ______________________ Date ____________

What food might a Roman child have eaten?
- Pizza and soda
- Olives and bread
- Chocolate bars
What did ancient Greek children write on at school?
- A wax tablet
- A laptop
- A whiteboard
Ancient Greek and Roman children lived thousands of years ago.
Circle one: True False
In Sparta, what might a child learn at school besides reading?
- How to fight
- How to use a computer
- How to play video games
What did children in ancient Rome usually wear?
- Jeans and sneakers
- A snow coat and boots
- A tunic and sandals
Ancient children went to school exactly like you do today.
Circle one: True False
Mia sees a child in a tunic. He eats olives and writes on wax. Where does this child live?
- The North Pole
- A modern city today
- Ancient Greece or Rome, long ago
Leo says his grandma played video games in ancient Rome. What is wrong with what Leo said?
- Ancient Rome did not have grandmas
- Video games did not exist back then
- Grandma never went to school

Answer key

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Olives and bread · Roman children ate olives, bread, and grapes, not modern snacks.
A wax tablet · Ancient Greek children wrote on wax tablets, not paper or screens.
True · Ancient Greece and Rome existed long before your grandparents were born.
How to fight · Spartan children trained to fight as part of their schooling.
A tunic and sandals · Roman children wore tunics and sandals, not the clothes you wear today.
False · School was different long ago. Some children even trained to fight, like in Sparta.
Ancient Greece or Rome, long ago · Tunics, olives, and wax tablets are all clues from ancient Greece and Rome.
Video games did not exist back then · Ancient Rome was thousands of years ago, long before video games were invented.