1. CONTRIBUTIONS
FROM ROME
IN ART/ARCHITECTURE

2. *Coliseum – Modern day amphitheater, used to entertain large crowds

3. *Forum- Marketplace in Rome – center of activity for the city

4. *Pantheon – large temple built for the Roman gods

5. CONTRIBUTIONS
FROM ROME
IN TECHNOLOGY

6. *Roads – connected Rome and facilitated (helped) trade

7. *Aqueducts – genius use of arches that allowed fresh water to flow to cities

8. *Arches – strong support and even distribution of pressure, lasts longer

9. CONTRIBUTIONS
FROM ROME
IN SCIENCE

10. *Ptolemy – astronomer who formulated the geocentric theory (the Earth was the center of the universe), which was believed until the heliocentric theory was proved

11. CONTRIBUTIONS IN ROME
FROM MEDICINE

12. Emphasis on public health
*Emphasis on public health *Public baths, public water and medical schools

13. CONTRIBUTIONS
FROM ROME
IN LANGUAGE

14. *Latin *Romance languages (French, Spanish)

15. CONTRIBUTIONS
FROM ROME
IN LITERATURE

16. *A poet, Virgil, wrote the Aeneid, a story about a prince of Troy

17. CONTRIBUTIONS
FROM ROME
IN RELIGION

18. *Roman mythology

19. *Adoption of Christianity as the imperial religion because of Constantine

20. CONTRIBUTIONS
FROM ROME
IN LAW

21. *Innocent until proven guilty *Twelve Tables