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What aspects of the Roman Empire live on
today in modern culture?
7.1 Analyze the legacy of the Roman Empire. (C, H)
What do they mean?
1. autocracy, automatic2. Ball cap, decapitate3. Appendicitis, bronchitis, hepatitis4. Antarctica, antifreeze, antiimmigration5. Octogenarian, octagon, octopus6. Suicide, homicide, genocide, infanticide
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CultureCulture: a way of life of a group of people that often includes art, history, economy, government, daily life, and religion
Cultural diffusionoutward spreading of a culture from its most concentrated area to areas where it once wasn’t
Vault an arch that supports a ceiling
Dome a semi-circle arch that is resting on a circular foundation
Citizenshipstatus acquired by a person when they are recognized as being part of a body, group, organization, county, city, or country
Latin dead language; once the language of the Roman empire
bust a statue or sculpture that displays a person from the shoulders up
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EQ:What aspects of the Roman Empire live on today in modern culture?
Art
Architecture
Engineering
Language and Writing
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Citizenship
Art
Legacy Categories
EQ:What aspects of the Roman Empire live on today in modern culture?
Art
• Life-like busts (a bust is a head and shoulder sculpture) and sculptures• wealthy people decorated their homes with murals and mosaics• detailed blown glass, gem cutting, metal working• cameos
Architecture
Engineering
Language and Writing
Philosophy and Law
Citizenship
Architecture
Legacy Categories
EQ:What aspects of the Roman Empire live on today in modern culture?
Art
• Life-like busts (a bust is a head and shoulder sculpture) and sculptures• wealthy people decorated their homes with murals and mosaics• detailed blown glass, gem cutting, metal working• cameos
Architecture
• the arch, the vault, and the dome• did not invent concrete, but were the first to make wide-spread use of it• stadiums with tunnels• triumphal arch
Engineering
Language and Writing
Philosophy and Law
Citizenship
Engineering
Legacy Categories
EQ:What aspects of the Roman Empire live on today in modern culture?
Art
• Life-like busts (a bust is a head and shoulder sculpture) and sculptures• wealthy people decorated their homes with murals and mosaics• detailed blown glass, gem cutting, metal working• cameos
Architecture
• the arch, the vault, and the dome• did not invent concrete, but were the first to make wide-spread use of it• stadiums with tunnels• triumphal arch
Engineering• built multi-layered roads• bridges and aqueducts that carried water from over 60 miles away to private residents of the wealthy
Language and Writing
Philosophy and Law
Citizenship
Language and Writing
Legacy Categories
EQ:What aspects of the Roman Empire live on today in modern culture?
Art
• Life-like busts (a bust is a head and shoulder sculpture) and sculptures• wealthy people decorated their homes with murals and mosaics• detailed blown glass, gem cutting, metal working• cameos
Architecture
• the arch, the vault, and the dome• did not invent concrete, but were the first to make wide-spread use of it• stadiums with tunnels• triumphal arch
Engineering• built multi-layered roads• bridges and aqueducts that carried water from over 60 miles away to private residents of the wealthy
Language and Writing
• French, Spanish, and Italian are based on Latin; English uses many Latin root words• the alphabet is based on Latin• our calendar• Roman numerals
Philosophy and Law
Citizenship
Legacy Categories
EQ:What aspects of the Roman Empire live on today in modern culture?
Art
• Life-like busts (a bust is a head and shoulder sculpture) and sculptures• wealthy people decorated their homes with murals and mosaics• detailed blown glass, gem cutting, metal working• cameos
Architecture
• the arch, the vault, and the dome• did not invent concrete, but were the first to make wide-spread use of it• stadiums with tunnels• triumphal arch
Engineering• built multi-layered roads• bridges and aqueducts that carried water from over 60 miles away to private residents of the wealthy
Language and Writing
• French, Spanish, and Italian are based on Latin; English uses many Latin root words• the alphabet is based on Latin• our calendar• Roman numerals
Philosophy and Law
Citizenship
Legacy Categories
EQ:What aspects of the Roman Empire live on today in modern culture?
Art
• Life-like busts (a bust is a head and shoulder sculpture) and sculptures• wealthy people decorated their homes with murals and mosaics• detailed blown glass, gem cutting, metal working• cameos
Architecture
• the arch, the vault, and the dome• did not invent concrete, but were the first to make wide-spread use of it• stadiums with tunnels• triumphal arch
Engineering• built multi-layered roads• bridges and aqueducts that carried water from over 60 miles away to private residents of the wealthy
Language and Writing
• French, Spanish, and Italian are based on Latin; English uses many Latin root words• the alphabet is based on Latin• our calendar• Roman numerals
Philosophy and Law
• stoicism• Justice that protected peoples’ rights• humans have basic rights
Citizenship
Legacy Categories
EQ:What aspects of the Roman Empire live on today in modern culture?
Art
• Life-like busts (a bust is a head and shoulder sculpture) and sculptures• wealthy people decorated their homes with murals and mosaics• detailed blown glass, gem cutting, metal working• cameos
Architecture
• the arch, the vault, and the dome• did not invent concrete, but were the first to make wide-spread use of it• stadiums with tunnels• triumphal arch
Engineering• built multi-layered roads• bridges and aqueducts that carried water from over 60 miles away to private residents of the wealthy
Language and Writing
• French, Spanish, and Italian are based on Latin; English uses many Latin root words• the alphabet is based on Latin• our calendar• Roman numerals
Philosophy and Law
• stoicism• Justice that protected peoples’ rights• humans have basic rights
Citizenship• a responsibility and a privilege
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