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Chapter 3 lesson 5 Roman Achievements

Chapter 3 lesson 5 Roman Achievements. Mr. Bondurant. Chapter 3 lesson 5 Roman Achievements. VOCAB: Ex post facto law Romance language What were some of the achievements of the Romans, and how do they influence our lives today?. A. A Need to Write Laws Down.

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Chapter 3 lesson 5 Roman Achievements

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  1. Chapter 3 lesson 5Roman Achievements Mr. Bondurant

  2. Chapter 3 lesson 5Roman Achievements • VOCAB: • Ex post facto law • Romance language • What were some of the achievements of the Romans, and how do they influence our lives today?

  3. A. A Need to Write Laws Down • 1. What caused the Romans to write down their law? • 2. Why did the Plebeians want written laws?

  4. B. Just Laws for an Empire • 1. Why weren’t the Twelve Tables good laws for the empire? • 2. According to Roman philosophers, what kind of laws would different peoples accept?

  5. C. The Roman Alphabet • 1. Why is an alphabet superior to cuneiform and ancient Egyptian writing? • 2. What different alphabets led to the one used in printing our book?

  6. D. The Language of the Romans • 1. Which languages are Romance languages? • 2. Why are Central and South America referred to as Latin America?

  7. E. The Romans as Builders • 1. At what kinds of construction did the Romans excel? • 2. What are some types of structures built by the Romans?

  8. R30 LAW • 2. Philosophers write laws. • 3. Laws had to be accepted by everyone. • 4. Some laws are still used today.

  9. R30 ALPHABET • 2. Each letter stands for a sound. • 3. Easier to learn than signs • 4. Phoenicians invented the alphabet.

  10. R30 LANGUAGE • 2. Central and South America use Romance languages. • 3. English includes many words from Latin.

  11. R30 BUILDING AND ENGINEERING • 2. Built 2,500 miles of roads. • 3. Built aqueducts • 4. Master builders in concrete. • 5. Pantheon has stood for 1,700 years!

  12. LATIN WORDS • A. 1. Manuscript • 2. Magnanimous • 3. Quarter • 4. Pedestrian • B. 1.annual • 2. Pedestrian • 3. quadrangle

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