Roman Cultural Achievements

Description: The Romans also built large amphitheaters, including the Colosseum. The sports stadiums we see today come from the basic idea the Romans developed.

This description best represents the Roman achievement of ________.

• Art

• Engineering

• Architecture

• Agriculture

This image best represents the Roman achievement of ________.

• Art

• Engineering

• Architecture

• Agriculture

Description: The Romans were extremely skilled and understood the laws of physics well enough to develop aqueducts and better ways to aid water flow. They harnessed water as energy for powering mines and mills.

This description best represents the Roman achievement of ________.

• Art

• Engineering

• Architecture

• Agriculture

This image best represents the Roman achievement of ________.

• Art

• Engineering

• Architecture

• Agriculture

Description: Many Latin root words are also the foundation for many English words. The English alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet.

This description best represents the Roman achievement of ________.

• Literature

• Religion

• Law

• Language

Description: “Oh, now I know for sure / The image is my own; it's for myself / I burn with love.”

-Narcissus, Book 3

Narcissus falls in love with his own reflection, which dooms him. He finds himself at an emotional dead end and takes his own life when he realizes he'll never be able to love anyone else.

This passage best represents the Roman achievement of ________.

• Literature

• Religion

• Law

• Language

True or False: The Roman Justice system was extremely understanding. It serves as a rough outline of how court proceedings happen today.

• True

• False

True or False: Romans came into contact with other religions, but Christianity was later adopted by a Roman emperor and became the official state religion.

• True

• False

The Segesta from Sicily, Italy, is an example of Roman ______.

• literature

• religion

• agriculture

• architecture

True or False: The Romans did not build an expansive road network that was made by laying gravel and then paving it with rock slabs.

• True

• False