Students will identify and explain the Contributions of the Roman

Empire

Roman Contributions

System of Laws

• Code of justice

• Innocent until proven guilty

• Basis for many law codes

System of Lawstoday

• We use a system of laws to keep peace.

• We have a court system to prove innocent or guilty.

Latin Language

• Written and spoken language of Rome

• Language of the Roman Catholic Church

• Many languages today are based on Latin

Latin Languagetoday

• Most of the world’s languages are based on Latin

• French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and German

Spread of Greek Ideas

• Preserved Greeks medicine

• Took architectural / Art ideas

• Copied their believes in Gods and Goddess

Spread of Greek Ideas

• We use Roman and Greek ideas like art, language, architecture, and literature

Spread of Christianity

• Brought people together

• Gave the peasants something to believe in

Spread of Christianity

• Christianity is second largest monotheistic religion in the world today.

• The Roman Catholic Church is still one of the largest churches.

Greater Freedom for Women

• First culture to give women value

• Women were allowed to own property

• Given more freedom

Greater Freedom for Women

• Same rights as men

• Run for political office

• More Freedom

Development of Aqueducts

• Transports water to the center of the city

• Connects cities farther inland

• Saved time and energy

Development of Aqueducts

Today we have….

• the California Aqueducts that supply Los Angeles with water from Northern California.

• the Erie Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes.

Network of Concrete Roads

• Made travel easier and smoother

• Able to quickly transport soldiers throughout the empire.

• “All roads lead to Rome.”

Network of Concrete Roads

• Everyone traveled to school on a road.

• Roads have connected people throughout the entire continental United States.

• Where would you be without roads?

Military Organization

• Better to control a large army

• Gives a chain of command and ranks the soldiers

• Gave every soldier a specific duty from privates to generals.

Military Organization

In America today…

• the military uses the rank system and chain of command.

• organization / structure helped to build one of the world’s most powerful militaries.

Republican Form of Government

• Gave citizens a voice in the government

• Allowed for participation

• Made people feel valued

• First government not to be ruled by the military

Republican Form of Government

In today’s world…

• Rome’s idea was the basis for the United States government.

• people are valued and voices are heard.

• a republic is one of the three powerful forms of government along with monarchy and communism.

Assessment Question

• Select one Roman contribution and explain why it is a contribution.