1. Discussion Questions Chapter 6, Section 5
Rome and the Roots of Western Civilization
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2. Legacy of the Greco-Roman Civilization
What did the Romans acknowledge to be beneficial about the Greeks?
2. What culture mixes elements of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures?
3. What is another name for “classical civilization”?
4. How did Roman sculpture differ from Greek sculpture?
5. What is bas-relief? What is it used for?
6. What are mosaics? What are they made of?

3. Legacy of the Greco-Roman Civilization
7. What is the name of the bright, large murals painted by Romans? 8. Where are the best examples of Roman paintings found? 9. Why were the buildings and works of art preserved in Pompeii? 10. Who was Virgil and what did he write? 11. Who was Ovid and what did he write? 12. How was the writing of Virgil and Ovid different?

4. Legacy of the Greco-Roman Civilization
13. What did Livy write about? 14. What did Tacitus write about? What was one of his famous pieces? 15. How is the writing of Livy and Tacitus different? 16. How did Tacitus describe Nero? Who was Nero?

5. The Legacy of Rome
17. What was the language of Romans? 18. What was the language of the Roman Catholic Church into the 20th century? 19. What languages were developed from Latin? 20 . How many words in English have a basis in Latin?

6. The Legacy of Rome
21. What was used to build spectacular structures, such as the Colosseum? 22. What are aqueducts and why were they built? 23. What was Rome’s most lasting and widespread contributions? 24. As the empire grew, what did Romans believe laws should be?

7. 25. List some of the most important principles of Roman law.-