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Ch. 6 Sec. 5 Rome and the Roots of Western Civilization

Ch. 6 Sec. 5 Rome and the Roots of Western Civilization. Juliana Williams 4 th. Aqueducts. A is for Aqueducts Aqueducts were designed by Roman engineers to bring water into cities and towns. B. B is for Bas-relief

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Ch. 6 Sec. 5 Rome and the Roots of Western Civilization

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  1. Ch. 6 Sec. 5Rome and the Roots of Western Civilization Juliana Williams4th

  2. Aqueducts • A is for Aqueducts • Aqueducts were designed by Roman engineers to bring water into cities and towns

  3. B • B is for Bas-relief • Roman sculptors used bas-relief to tell stories and represent soldiers in battle, landscapes and crowds of people.

  4. C • C is for Colosseum • A large theater or stadium

  5. D • D is for Dome • A rounded roof of a building

  6. E • E is for Roman Empire • The Roman Empire was the Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization

  7. F • F is for Frescoes • Bight, large mural that is painted directly on the wall.

  8. G • G is for Greco-Roman culture • The mixture of elements of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman culture.

  9. H • H is for Homer • Homer is the author of Odyssey

  10. I • I is for Innocent • In the Roman laws it says A person is considered innocent until proven guilty

  11. J • J is for James Joyce • Pattered his epic Ulysses after Homers work

  12. K • K is for Keep calm

  13. L • L is for Latin • The language of the Romans

  14. M • M is for Mosaics • Mosaics were pictures or designs made by setting small pieces of stone, glass, or tile onto a surface.

  15. N • N is for Emperor Nero • He was consider to be one of Rome’s cruelest rulers.

  16. O • O is for Roman fine arts • Romans did a lot of sculptures and mosaics for art.

  17. Pompeii • P is for Pompeii • Ancient city

  18. Q • Q is for equally • Roman laws should be fair and apply equally to all people.

  19. R • R is for Rome • Capital of Italy

  20. S • S is for Sculpture • Romans learned form the Greeks • Carving

  21. T • T is for The Roman laws • All people have right to equal treatments • A people should be punished for action not thoughts

  22. U • U is for Velarium • A retractable canvas awning that shielded spectators from the sun and rain.

  23. V • V is for Virgil • Poet

  24. W • W is for Western Civilization • The culture of western Europe and North America

  25. X • X is for complex • Rome was a very complex empire

  26. Y • Y is for Livy • He wrote a lot about the history of Rome

  27. Z • Z is for Size of the Colosseum • The size was 157 feet high and 620 feet long

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