Slaves and gladiators
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Compare a colonus and a hut slave in 4 sentences.
A colonus was free and rented land; a hut slave was still a slave but had a house and plot.
2
Write the events of the Spartacus revolt in order.
Escape → Vesuvius → victories → disagreement → Crassus → defeat in 71 BCE.
3
Explain why slave labour was inefficient.
Slaves were unpaid and had no interest in the work.
4
Give your view of gladiator games in 3 sentences.
Open answer: they were a cruel spectacle in which human life was held cheap.