Roman Contributions What did the Romans come up with that we still use today?
Architecture Columns Concrete Arch Pantheon – temple to gods
Art – Sculpture & Mosaics Realistic portraits narrative art 3-Dimensional (perspective & depth)
Engineering Aqueducts Sewers Roads (50,000 miles)
Citizenship Offered citizenship to conquered people to keep them peaceful
Math Roman numerals I = 1 V = 5 X = 10 L = 50 C = 100 D = 500 M = 1000 Mathematical signs (+, -, /, x)
Language Roman alphabet (what we use today!) Latin roots Ex. Port = carry portable import export
Calendar Juli = July = Julius Caesar August = Augustus (adopted son)
Religion Believed in many gods & goddesses (polytheistic) Christianity spread because Romans persecuted Christians
Government / Law Republic (vote for leaders) Senate Constitution 3-part government – checks & balances