Transcript Greece is a land of mountains and dry, rocky soil.

Roman Adaptations to Physical Characteristics
Ancient Rome was a civilization in the hills along the Tiber River.
Ancient Rome conquered new lands and surrounded the Mediterranean Sea.
•Mediterranean Sea
• Main travel route for
trading
Physical
Characteristics
•Rocky soil (limited
rich soil)
•hills
• Built many farms along the
Tiber River
• Learned to farm on terraced
hillsides
Road Builders
Farmers
What jobs
did the
Ancient
Romans
have?
Traders
Roman Homes
Roman Clothing
Roman Religion
• Lower class lived in
apartment houses called
flats
•Upper class lived in
single-family homes with
the whole family (great
grandparents,
grandparents, parents
and kids)
•Atrium- a courtyard in
the middle of large
homes
•Men and boys wore short, belted tunics
•Girls wore short tunics, and long tunics
called stolas when they were older
•Women wore perfume, makeup and
jewelry
•Believed in many
different gods and
goddesses
•Worshipped same gods
as the Greeks, but gave
them different names
•Prayed to gods and
brought offerings
•Built temples to honor
gods and created myths
(stories) to explain
nature
Daily Life in Ancient Rome
Roles of Men, Women and Children
Men
•Were heads of the
household
•Spent time at the
forum (the main
marketplace and
business center
•Adult free men could
vote
Women
•Took care of the
children
•Went shopping
at the forum
Boys
•Went to school
•Learned to read,
write and count
•Older boys learned
Latin
Girls
•Learned to
clean, cook and
weave
Contributions of Ancient Rome
Aqueducts
Architecture
(the design of
buildings)
•Used to carry
water from
springs into the
city for cooking,
drinking and
bathing
Pantheon
•Temple built to
honor all of the gods
•Has a huge bronze
dome on the top
Domes
Example:
Jefferson Memorial
US Capitol Building
Roman Colosseum
•Had arches
•An amphitheater (outside
theater) used for gladiator
battles, chariot races, plays,
naval (ship) battles
•Room for 60,000 people
Contributions of Ancient Rome
•Ancient Rome was
a REPUBLIC
•It had a
representative
democracy
Ancient Rome gave the United
States ideas for its
government.
Three branches of government
•A group to make laws
•A group to carry out the laws
•A group to enforce the laws
•Like our legislative, executive and judicial branches
The United
States has a
representative
democracy. (a
government
where people
elect a smaller
group of
citizens to make
rules and laws)
theaters
Circus
Maximus
Colosseum
•People went there to
watch animal fights
•Gladiator fights- trained
men and criminals fought
other people to get their
freedom
sculptures
•In buildings and
temples to honor
gods
•Watched tragedies 
and comedies 
•A large stadium
•Used for chariot
races
Ancient Rome
Arts and Entertainment
mosaic
•A pattern or picture made from tiny
pieces of colored stone, glass or glazed
tiles
•Used mortar to hold in place