Transcript Roman Roads united their vast empire:

Roman Contributions:
Use the following slides to identify how
Ancient Rome influenced the rest of
history, including our own lives. Each
slide is a new way that Rome affects
our lives today. On your worksheet,
record the contribution and how you
use it in your life today, then answer
the questions below that.
Art & Architecture
Forum
Pantheon
Coliseum
Art & Architecture
Rotunda @UVA
Dome
Today
Pantheon
Art & Architecture
Large Arenas:
Coliseum (~ 100 A.D.)
65,000 people
Yankee Stadium (~2007 A.D.)
55,000 people
Technology
Running water:
From Aqueducts to modern
plumbing.
Roman Arches
Technology
Roman Roads united their vast
empire:
The Romans spoke Latin, which is the
foundation of the “Romance Languages”
•
Latin
• Italian
• Spanish
• French
• Romanian
Religion
Change from Roman Polytheism to Christianity as the Imperial
Roman religion
Christianity
The largest world religion
Roman Law Code – Twelve Tables
The basis for our laws and court system
Law
The concept of:
“Innocent until proven Guilty”
Literature
Virgil’s The Aeneid Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC,
that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy,
where he became the ancestor of the Romans.
Medicine
Believed in Public Health
Public Baths
Public Water/Sewage system
Medical Schools
Science
Achievements of Ptolemy
Mathematician, Astronomer, Geographer, Astrologer, and
poet of a single epigram in the Greek Anthology. He lived in the city of
Alexandria in the Roman province of Egypt, wrote in Greek, and held
Roman citizenship