front 1 Republic | back 1 created a government that had a group of citizens to speak on their behalves |
front 2 Roman Laws | back 2 equal treatment under the law innocence until proven guilty |
front 3 Philosophy/ Citizenship | back 3 Romans used this way of thinking.. stressed the importance of virtue stoicism roman citizens based their citizenship |
front 4 Christianity | back 4 hated in the beginning. love of one god,neighbor,enemy messenger jesus leader pope made official religion even after the western falls christianity continues to grow |
front 5 Concrete | back 5 developed light strong form of concrete |
front 6 Roads | back 6 roads- to improve communication and travel the Romans built some 50,000 miles of road. |
front 7 Architectural | back 7 arches,domes,vaults |
front 8 Engineering | back 8 Romans built the Colosseum to entertain thousands of people |
front 9 Art | back 9 mosaic- is a picture made from small colored tiles of pieces of glass |
front 10 Language | back 10 virgil's epic poem the aeneid is the story of the aeneas. statesman cicero works include his speeches cicero was a master of oratory- art of public speaking as a means of persuasion |
front 11 how did Rome start | back 11 It started as a few small groups of villages on seven hills. |
front 12 how were the towns influenced | back 12 The towns were influenced by the nearby greeks |
front 13 what did they use for transportation,food source and battle | back 13 the Tiber river |
front 14 what did they use for protection | back 14 Mountains used as protection. |
front 15 how was the climate | back 15 Climate was good for farming. |
front 16 what helped farmers | back 16 The tiber river helped farmers water their crops. |
front 17 what were there advantages | back 17 Geography had a huge advantage for the civilization |
front 18 summers | back 18 Mild rainy and hot dry summers |
front 19 where did there water come form | back 19 The Tiber provided fresh drinking water. |
front 20 one way the Tiber was used | back 20 They used the tiber to irrigate their farms. |
front 21 how was the Mediterranean sea used | back 21 The Mediterranean sea also provided protection |