1. Ch2.4: The Legacy of Rome
EQ:
1. Describe in detail the contributions, inventions, and influence of Roman art, philosophy, building techniques, and law reform to Roman life as well as to later cultures and societies.

2. Why Should I care???
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3. Because we should A L L C A R E!
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4. Because we should A L L C A R E!
Alphabet
Language
Law
Calendar
Architecture
Religion
Entertainment
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5. Q1: Roman Style Roman culture borrowed a lot of ideas from the Greeks
Roman artists, philosophers, and writers added to these ideas, also created own styles

6. Q2A: Art
Mosaic = picture made out of many small colored tiles or pieces of glass

7. Q2B: Art
Sculptural styles based off Greek statues using realistic forms

8. Q3: Later Influence
Romans emphasis on art such as mosaics and sculpture greatly influenced later societies approach to art

9. Q4: Philosophy Stoicism was a philosophy that stressed importance of:
Virtue
Duty
Endurance in life
Helped create strong sense of citizenship

10. Q5A: New Building Methods
Roman architecture used many arches, vaults, and domes which required being good at geometry
Created large public building like the Coliseum
Built 50,000 miles of roads

11. Architecture
U.S. CAPITOL DOME

12. SUPREME COURT BUILDING
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13. Jefferson Memorial
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14. That looks familiar...
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15. The Roman Pantheon
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16. Pantheon Ceiling
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17. Jefferson Memorial Ceiling

18. Roman Domes

19. Roman Arches

20. Coliseum

22. Q5B: New Building Methods
Aqueducts = bridge like structures designed to bring fresh water into cities and towns

23. Q6: Roman Law Stressed fairness
People were innocent until proven guilty
Roman ideas greatly influenced later societies ideas about government

24. Laws
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25. The Romans had one first.
Republic
The Romans had one first.

26. We copied the idea!

27. We use the Roman Calendar
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

28. The Latin Alphabet

29. The Latin Alphabet Today
Official Script Co-official Script
All Western (and westernized) nations use the Latin alphabet.

30. Classical Latin Alphabet
A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T V X Y Z
Which letters are missing?

31. Language
LATIN
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32. Latin is no longer spoken, but still influences many languages, including ours.
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33. Where English comes from:
English words from Latin:
Abdomen
Arbor As
Axis
Campus
Camera
Circle
Fame
Formula
Inferior
Latex
Long
Odor
Omen
Plant
Pollen
Sinus
Sinister
….And hundreds more!!!

34. Summary
Write a 10 sentence minimum summary answering the EQ with detail!
PROVE your answer by supporting it with facts and examples!
Remember the EQ was:
1. Describe in detail the contributions, inventions, and influence of Roman art, philosophy, building techniques, and law reform to Roman life as well as to later cultures and societies.