1. Homework: Contributions Chart, Study for Quiz on Friday!! Review/Focus: Thinking back to the Gladiator stations, in what ways have the Gladiator games, language, social class distinctions, contributed to Ancient Roman society? Can you make any connections to our modern day society?

2. All Roads Lead to Rome What does this mean? Literally all roads were built to lead back to Rome. Idiom meaning: different means of doing something will eventually lead to the same result

3. Engineering Building materials – Romans were the first to use concrete Walls/Fortifications – Built to keep out invaders – Hadrian’s Wall Built in England Ditches on either side Towers at regular intervals http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/architecture/ss/04 2209HadriansWall_2.htm http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/architecture/ss/04 2209HadriansWall_2.htm “Separate Romans from Barbarians” - Emperor Hadrian

4. Engineering Romans built great roads – “All roads lead to Rome” – 19 major roads into Rome – Some roads are still used. – Layers used to create roads Built aqueducts – Carried large quantities of water – Allowed fresh water to be brought into homes

5. Romans and Architecture

6. Engineering/Architecture Coliseum/Theaters Columns (Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian styles) Frieze (picture carved into a wall) Arch – Famous for its strength and design

7. Language Latin is still spoken in some sections of the Roman Catholic Church. Until ten years ago all services in Roman Catholic churches were said in Latin. Latin has influenced the way European languages such as French, Spanish, Italian and English have developed. All British coins have a Latin inscription. We’ve borrowed many words from Latin to use in English, e.g. versus, et cetera, exit.

8. Roman Numerals Superbowl Olympics Clocks Watches New year

9. Our calendar is a Roman calendar?

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11. What did the Roman’s even do for us?

12. Exit Ticket!! On a sheet of paper answer the following question: List 3 ways in which the Romans have contributed to our modern day society. Give specific details of what these things are and how they are important to both the Roman’s and today’s society.