HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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They considered burned cakes a treat
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They did not have enough wood to use as fuel
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They thought only large cakes were worth eating
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They were making an offering to the goddess of the hearth
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Detailed explanation-1: -To persuade the gods to favor the requests, a worshipper might make offerings of food or wine, or would carry out a ritual sacrifice of an animal before eating it. The Romans believed that their gods or spirits were actively involved in their daily lives.
Detailed explanation-2: -The hearth fire in the home of the ancient Romans was not only essential for cooking food and heating water, but also served as the gathering place for the family and, in time, became associated with the spirit of that particular family gathered around that particular hearth.
Detailed explanation-3: -To keep the gods happy, animals were sacrificed (killed) as offerings. Romans sacrificed animals such as bulls, sheep and pigs. People worshipped the gods in temples where they made sacrifices of animals and precious things. The Romans believed that blood sacrifices were the best way to communicate with the gods.