Aim: How has the Roman Empire influenced today’s society?

• Do Now: Vocabulary• Architecture- building or planning to build• Aqueducts- bridges and canals• Colossal- huge• Beneficial- helpful• Colosseum- large stadium in Rome

Reading Activity

• As a class, we will read document #1• As our classmates are reading, we will

underline the vocabulary words from the Do Now Activity

• Repeat the process for the other documents

Students will use the graphic organizer to copy the

Contributions of Ancient Rome

Art/Architecture

Technology Science Medicine

• Pantheon – large temple built for the Roman Gods• Colosseum – modern day amphitheater, used to entertain large crowds• Forum

• Roads – excellent road system connected Rome and facilitated trade.• Aqueducts – genius use of arches that allowed fresh water to flow to cities• Roman Arches – strong support and even distribution of pressure, lasts longer

• Ptolemy – astronomer who formulated the geocentric theory; the Earth was the center of the universe, which was believed until the heliocentric theory was proved.

• Emphasis on public health • Public baths, public water and medical schools

Language Literature Religion Law

• Latin• Romance languages

• Virgil’s Aeneid • Roman mythology • Adoption of Christianity as the imperial religion because of Constantine

• Innocent until proven guilty • Twelve tables• Stoic influence and use of natural law

Summary Activity

• Students will complete the reading on Roman Technology

• After reading, students will complete the questions that follow