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Domus (house)

Using the plan below as a guide, label the following rooms and items on the diagram of the Roman domus below.
Āla - wing
Andrōn - hallway
Ātrium - reception hall
Compluvium - inward-sloping central roof
Cubiculum - bedroom
Culīna - kitchen
Exedra - parlor
Faucēs - entrance hall
Hortus - garden
Impluvium - basin in atrium floor to receive rain-water from roof
Peristȳlium - inner courtyard lined with rows of columns
Taberna - small shop
Tablīnum - terrace
Trīclīnium - dining room
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Āla

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Andrōn

Question 10
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Ātrium

Question 11
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Cubiculum

Question 12
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Culīna

Question 13
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Exedra

Question 14
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Faucēs

Question 15
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Hortus

Question 16
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Peristȳlium

Question 17
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Taberna

Question 18
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Tablīnum

Question 19
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Trīclīnium

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Question 5
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Where did the running water come from?

Question 6
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What was in the front of the domus facing the street?

Question 7
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What is the center of the domus called?

What is the villa?
City house
House for foreign kings
A large country-side residence
Housing for the poor
What does the word insula mean?
tree
field
island
carriage
What are insulae?
Farm
Country-side estates
House for foreign kings
City apartment houses
What were the tabernae on the ground floor of the insulae?
baths
stores
restaurants
libraries