Rome Civilization

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TOPIC TOPIC OUTCOME

1 ROME COSMOLOGY EXPLAIN THE COSMOLOGY OF ROME

2 RISE OF ROMECIVILIZATION

EXPLAIN THE FACTORS CAUSE THE RISE OFROME CIVILIZATION

3 FALL OF ROMECIVILIZATION

EXPLAIN THE FACTORS CAUSE THE FALLOF ROME CIVILIZATION

4 CONTRIBUTION OF

ROME CIVILIZATIONTO MANKIND

EXPLAIN THE CONTRIBUATION OF ROME

CIVILIZATION TO MANKIND


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ANCIENTROME

MAGIC

WORSHIPOG

NATUREOBJECT

WORSHIPOF TREE

WORSHIPOF

ANIMAL

ANIMISM


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-belief in man's own power to influence byoccult

-eg: slaughter of pregnant cows at theFordicidia in the middle of April, before thesprouting of the corn

-common feature-eg: sacred stone (silex) brought out toplay a prominent part in the ceremony of treaty-making


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- sacrifice to tree with a pig

- clear instance of the tree regarded as the dwelling of thesacred power

-dressed themselves in the skins of the sacrificedgoats

-smeared their faces with the blood-Lupercalia


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-some of the survivals of very early stages ofreligious custom which still kept their place in the

developed religion of Rome

The Romans were very superstitious. They believedthat good or bad luck was given by the gods if the

gods were happy then you would have good luckbut if they were unhappy then your luck would be

bad.


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Jupiter was the godof the sky and themost important god

Neptune was thegod of the sea

Mars was the godof war

Bacchus was the

god of wine

Ceres was the goddess

of agriculture

Venus wasthe goddess of love


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- 1stto 4thcentury, christianity is minor religion

- Emperor Constantine become believer


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-hundred of differentpeople-wide variety of cultureback ground

-maintain the peaceof Rome-carried their beliefand idea

-lose confidence to theirgod-those need will be metin Christian religion

-Roman peace-stability culture,economic growth


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DISADVANTAGE

EARLY DEATH

AFTERLIFE

ANTAGONISTIC TOPACIFISTIC

CONSTANTINETHE GREAT


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- Conflict between Gaius Marius &Sulla

- Civil war Gaius Julius Caesar &againt Pompey

- Senators fighting, murdered,commit suicide

Autocratic- two annually elected consulsruling under the direction ofthe senate and a judiciarysystem


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- Born in 100 BC- A great

military leader- 59 BC, became

consul

- DictatorGeneral whenagaint pompey

- Octavian- Nephew of Julius

Caesar- Founder of the

Roman empire

- Defeat Anthony
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- Defeated its rivals, Mark Antony

- Restructuring Rome Republic to Rome Empire- 5,900,000 square kilometers (2,300,000 square miles)land surface

- Declared himself as the savior- Consul selected- Tribunal civilians create law

- Senators argue ( Roman Curia)- Final decision based on Octavian
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1. Strategic position

Control over longstretches of coastlinestrategically locatedin the centre of theMediterranean Sea

Near water sources Boosted wealth Powerful navy

2. Navy ships

copied the cutting-edge Carthage ships

drop on the enemyship

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5. STANDARDIZATION

- Currency- Law- Measurement- Freedom of movement

6. INFRASTRUCTURAL ADVANCE

- Aqueduct- Cement mixing technology- Constuction- Architectural desgin


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7. FOOD ALLOCATION

- Control based product- Facilitate the economical

distribution- Avoid disruption in food

supply

8. MILIATARY POWER

- Profesional army- Navy capability- Supplementing man-power

hungry army


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9. DEMOCRACY

- Rudimentary, primitivedemocracy

- Senate- Small monority allow to

vote

10. NATIONAL BORDER

- Set the borders thatwould eventually defineEngland, Spain, France andGermany


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-lasted from 27 BC - 476 AD-its most powerful the territories of the Roman Empire included lands in Westand South Europe (the lands around the Mediterranean), Britain, Asia Minor,North Africa including Egypt.

1. ANTAGONISM BETWEEN SENATE ANDEMPEROR

- Emperor had the legal power to rule Romes

religious, civil and military- Senate act as advisor y body- Powerful, spoilt, wealthy Roman Emperors

inevitably became corrupt and many lived aimmoral lifestyle


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2. DECLINE IN MORAL

- Immoral and promiscuoussexual behavior

- Emperor keeps young boys

for its pleasure- Religious festival practise

sexual promiscuous- Gambling- Massive consumption of

alcohol

3. POLITICAL CORRUPTION ANDTHE PRAETORIAN GUARD

- Political corruption- Elite soldier decide emperor

should be dispose and who be

new emperor


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4. FAST EXPANSION OFEMPIRE

- Rapid growth of land- Defend border and territories

of Rome

- barbarians- High tax on foreigner

5. CONSTANT WARS AND HEAVYMILITARY SPENDING

- Constant warfare require heavymilitary spending

- Over-stretcted of the army

- Barbarian allow to be army


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6. BARBARIAN KNOWLEDGEOF ROME MILITARY TACTICS

- Barbarian gain military tacticthrough serve as army

- Turned against the empire

7. FALLING OF ECONOMY

AND HIGH INFLATION

- Government threated bybankruptcy

- High taxation- Devalued of Roman coin


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8. UNEMPLOYMENT OFWORKING CLASS

- Cheap slave labor- Depends on hand-out from

other state

- Choose live subside- Massive divide between rich

and poor Romans

9. DECLINE IN ETHIC AND VALUE

- Life become cheap- cruelty- Value, idea, custom, traditional

decline.


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10. NATURAL DISASTER

- Plagues, famines, earthquake

11. BARBARIAN INVASION

- Barbarian armies- Disintegration of Roman

authority- Fall of Roman Empire


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CONTRIBUTION OFROME CIVILIZATION

TO MANKIND

ARCHITECTURAL STYLE

CONSTRUCTIONTECHNOLOGY

HIGHWAY SYSTEM

MASS ENTERTAIMENT

AQUADUCT, VIADUCT

THERMAL BATH,CENTRAL HEATING,

FLOOR HEATINGWINE MAKING

ROMAN ALPHABET

ROMAN LEGAL SYSTEM

THE REPLUBLIC ANDSENATE

JULIAN CALENDAR


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Arches, column, domes,sculptures, frescoes,mosaics

Cement, mortar, concrete


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Stadiums & amphitheatres(ancestors of modern stadiums)

Aqueduct- water systemViaduct - the world's firstbridges to cross valleys


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Creating a lasting tradition inFrance, Italy, Spain...

The world's most widespread writingsystem


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