1. Ch2.4: The Legacy of the Rome and Byzantine Empires
EQ:
1. What lasting Roman contributions influenced later societies?

2. Roman Style Roman culture borrowed a lot of ideas from the Greeks
Roman artists, philosophers, and writers added to these ideas, also created own styles

3. Art
Mosaic = picture made out of many small colored tiles or pieces of glass

4. Art
Sculptural styles based off Greek statues using realistic forms

5. Later Influence
Romans emphasis on art such as mosaics and sculpture greatly influenced later societies approach to art

6. Philosophy Stoicism was a philosophy that stressed importance of:
Virtue (goodness, dignity)
Duty (responsibility)
Endurance in life (patience)
Helped create strong sense of citizenship even today.

7. Language
LATIN
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8. Language Cont. Roman language was Latin.
Latin is basis for several European languages
Spanish
Italian
French
Portuguese
Romanian

9. Classical Latin Alphabet
A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T V X Y Z
Which letters are missing?

10. Latin is no longer spoken, but still influences many languages, including ours.
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11. The Latin Alphabet Today
Official Script Co-official Script
All Western (and westernized) nations use the Latin alphabet.

12. Architecture Roman Buildings and Roads
Roman architecture used many arches, vaults, and domes which required being good at geometry
Created large public building like the Coliseum
Built 50,000 miles of roads
Appian Way was the firsts of the roads built to transport Rome’s army.
Tourists still visit Rome to walk on the Appain road today.

13. Architecture
U.S. CAPITOL DOME

14. Jefferson Memorial
Photo by: Joe Ravi

15. SUPREME COURT BUILDING

16. The Roman Pantheon
Photo by: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT

17. Pantheon Ceiling
Photo by José Garrido

18. Jefferson Memorial Ceiling

19. Roman Domes

20. Colossium
Triumphal arch
Roman Arches

21. Coliseum

22. Architecture Cont.
Aqueducts = bridge like structures designed to bring fresh water into cities and towns

23. Roman Aqueducts
Roman Aqueducts

24. Religion
One of Rome’s key contribution was its support of Christianity allowing it to thrive.
Germanic kings and queens and the Byzantine empire promoted Christianity as the main religion
Today about 1/3 of the people in the world are Christians.

25. Roman Law Laws reflected Stoic ideas of duty and virtue
Laws stressed fairness
People were innocent until proven guilty
Roman ideas greatly influenced later societies ideas about government

26. The Romans had one first.
Rome was a Republic
The Romans had one first.

27. We copied the idea!

28. FYI: We use the Roman Calendar
January October
February November
March December
April
May
June
July
August
September

29. Summary
Write a 10 sentence minimum summary answering the EQ with detail!
PROVE your answer by supporting it with facts and examples!
Remember the EQ was:
1. What lasting Roman contributions influenced later societies?