Ch. 6 Sec. 5 Rome and the Roots of Western Civilization
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Ch. 6 Sec. 5Rome and the Roots of Western
Civilization
Juliana Williams4th
Aqueducts• A is for Aqueducts• Aqueducts were designed by Roman engineers to bring water
into cities and towns
B• B is for Bas-relief• Roman sculptors used bas-relief to tell stories and represent
soldiers in battle, landscapes and crowds of people.
C• C is for Colosseum• A large theater or stadium
D• D is for Dome• A rounded roof of a building
E• E is for Roman Empire• The Roman Empire was the Republican period of the ancient
Roman civilization
F• F is for Frescoes• Bight, large mural that is painted directly on the wall.
G• G is for Greco-Roman culture• The mixture of elements of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman culture.
H• H is for Homer• Homer is the author of Odyssey
I• I is for Innocent • In the Roman laws it says A person is considered innocent
until proven guilty
J• J is for James Joyce• Pattered his epic Ulysses after Homers work
K• K is for Keep calm
L• L is for Latin• The language of the Romans
M• M is for Mosaics• Mosaics were pictures or designs made by setting small pieces of
stone, glass, or tile onto a surface.
N• N is for Emperor Nero• He was consider to be one of Rome’s cruelest rulers.
O• O is for Roman fine arts• Romans did a lot of sculptures and mosaics for art.
Pompeii• P is for Pompeii• Ancient city
Q• Q is for equally• Roman laws should be fair and apply equally to all people.
R• R is for Rome• Capital of Italy
S• S is for Sculpture• Romans learned form the Greeks• Carving
T• T is for The Roman laws• All people have right to equal treatments• A people should be punished for action not thoughts
U• U is for Velarium• A retractable canvas awning that shielded spectators from the
sun and rain.
V• V is for Virgil• Poet
W• W is for Western Civilization• The culture of western Europe and North America
X• X is for complex• Rome was a very complex empire
Y• Y is for Livy• He wrote a lot about the history of Rome
Z• Z is for Size of the Colosseum• The size was 157 feet high and 620 feet long