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