1. Roman Contributions
What did the Romans come up with that we still use today?

2. Architecture
Columns
Concrete
Arch
Pantheon – temple to gods

3. Art – Sculpture & Mosaics
Realistic portraits
narrative art
3-Dimensional (perspective & depth)

4. Engineering
Aqueducts
Sewers
Roads (50,000 miles)

5. Citizenship
Offered citizenship to conquered people to keep them peaceful

6. Math Roman numerals I = 1 V = 5 X = 10 L = 50 C = 100 D = 500 M = 1000
Mathematical signs (+, -, /, x)

7. Language Roman alphabet (what we use today!) Latin roots
Ex. Port = carry
portable
import
export

8. Calendar
Juli = July = Julius Caesar
August = Augustus (adopted son)

9. Religion Believed in many gods & goddesses (polytheistic)
Christianity spread because Romans persecuted Christians

10. Government / Law Republic (vote for leaders) Senate Constitution
3-part government – checks & balances