Transcript Early Roman Civilization - Etiwanda E

Early Roman Civilization
By Laurie Muratalla
April 26,2007
Early Roman Life
• Rome was a prosperous empire.
• Augustus reorganized and created a new
era of prosperity.
A video!
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and other information…
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and other information…
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Roman Culture
• Roman artists and writers borrowed many
ideas form the Greeks, like arches.
Roman Literature
• Roman authors based much of their
writing on Greek works like from Homers
Odessey.
Roman Science and Engineering
Greek science gave us a lot of information.
• Galon was a Greek doctor that contributed
important ideas like anatomy.
• Ptolemy explained the
motion of planets and stars.
Roman Religion and Philosophy
• They worshiped many gods and
goddesses and believed that spirits lived
in many natural things.
• Emperors were worshiped as gods.
Roman Philosophy
• Greek philosophy such as Stoicism was
borrowed and modified. Romans used it
as a way to address the behavior of living
in a practical way.
Fun Facts
• The Colosseum in Rome could hold
60,000 people.
• It had a system of cages, ropes, and
pulleys that brought wild animals up to the
floor from the rooms underground.
Another Fun Fact
• Paintings on vases, frescoes, and stone
show Romans participating in sports.
Comprehension Questions
• Who reorganized Rome and created a
new era of prosperity?
• What did the Romans borrow from the
Greeks?
• What did the Romans believe in?
• What facility held 60,000 people and why
did they go there?
Works Cited
California Department of Education
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/index.asp
Standards for my unit
Grolier
http://go.grolier.com/
National Geographic
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/
Maps
United Streaming
http://www.unitedstreaming.com/search/assetDetail.cfm?guidAssetID=C7841D6C1399-41D0-B89C-A359089CEB87
Pictures and video clips of early Rome.
Photo of Agustus sculpture.