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Legacy of Rome
Vocab etc.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Vault | An arched structure used to hold up a ceiling or roof |
| Dome | A half round of a hemisphere shaped roof |
| Triumphal Arch | A huge monument to celebrate victories |
| Aqueducts | Tubes under and above ground that brought water from 60 miles away from the wealthy houses |
| Stoicism | A philosophy that came from Greeks and many upper class Romans called their own |
| Constantinople | A renamed city of Rome on the Western hemisphere |
| Byzantine Empire | The eastern part of Rome when Constantine rebuilt Byzantium and made it his capitol |
| Renaissance | A period of European history around the 14th century in which there was rebirth of art,literature,and learning |
| Sistine Chapel | The building which roof has scenes from the bible |
| Michealangelo | He one who drew the scenes from the bible on the roof |