Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
ss roman cultural
page 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| admired | the Romans ---- the Greeks and copied some of their ideas, though they often changed what they borrowed |
| flaws; ideal | roman statues and art portrayed people with ----, whereas Greek art and statues portrayed ---- people |
| Greek | romans incorporated ---- ideas in their architecture |
| porches | they used Greek-style ---- and rows of columns called colonnades |
| vaults | the romans also added their own features, such as arches, domes, and ---- which are curved ceilings |
| water | the romans were the first people to invent and use concrete, a mixture of volcanic ash, lime, and ---- |
| concrete buildings | rome's ---- ---- were so well built that many still stand today |
| Colosseum; gods | 2 famous buildings that still stand today are the ---- which is a large areana and the Pantheon which is a temple built in honor of Rome's ---- |
| Greek | roman authors based much of their writing on ---- works |
| Homer's Odyssey | the roman writer Virgil drew some of his ideas from ---- ---- |
| Italy | Virgil's epic poem the Aeneid describes the adventures of the Trojan prince Aeneas and how he came to ---- |
| brave | Virgil presents Aeneas as the ideal Roman - ---- , self-controlled, and loyal to the gods |
| odes | using Greek models, the poet Horace wrote satires and |
| human | Satires are works that poke fun at ---- weaknesses |
| life | Odes are poems that express strong emotions about |
| Livy | ---- one of Rome's most famous historians, wrote the History of Rome |
| power | Livy wrote History of Rome i about 10 B.C. and in it he describes Romes rise to ---- |
| Latin | the language of the romans, ---- had a huge impact on future generations |
| learning | Latin became Europes language for government, trade, and ---- until about A.D. 1500 |
| Italian | Latin became the basis of many modern European languages, such as ---- , French, and Spanish, and shaped many others |
| science | the romans also learned from greek ---- |
| medical | the greek doctor Galen brought many greek ---- ideas to Rome |
| anatomy | Galen emphasized the importance of ---- , the study of body structure |
| organs | to learn about inner ---- Galen cut open dead animals and recorded his findings |
| 1,500 | doctors in the west studied Galen's books and drawings for more than ---- years |
| Ptolemy | another important scientist of the Roman Empire was ---- |
| sky | Ptolemy studied the ---- and carefully mapped over 1,000 different stars |
| motion | Ptolemy also studied the ---- of planets and stars and created rules explaining their movements |
| bridges | while roman scientists tried to understand how the world worked, roman engineers built an astonishing system of roads and ---- to connect the empire |
| engineers | Roman ---- built roads from Rome to every part of the empire - "All roads lead to Rome" |
| aqueducts | the roads were well built and made travel and trade more accessible. engineers also built ---- to supply their cities with freshwater |
| largest | Rome was one of the ---- cities in the ancient world |
| million | by the time of Augustus, over a ---- people lived there |
| cities | Rome was carefully planned as were many roman ---- |
| Forum | at its center was the ---- an open space that served as a marketplace and public square |
| Temples | ---- and public buildings were built around Forum |
| wealthy | Romans lived in large, fine homes |
| crowded | the city of Rome was ---- , noisy, and dirty |
| night | people tossed garbage into the streets and thieves prowled the streets at ---- |
| poor | most people in Rome were ---- |
Created by:
lyncall
Popular History sets