Lasting Contributions and the Fall of Rome

Roman roads were everything except:

• Paved (first civilation to do this)

• Drained excess water

• Were only in the "eternal city" of Rome

• Were reliable

• Spanned 50,000 miles

Pompeii is famous because it is:

• A reminder of their faulty beliefs in Roman theology

• A Roman trading city

• A preserved time-capsule of ancient Rome

• Completely destroyed by a volcano

Roman sewers did all of the following except:

• Connected the whole Roman Empire

• Kept Rome clean(er)

• Move filthy water away from populated areas

• Managed flood waters from the Tiber River

The right of the people (civil right) that came from the Ancient Romans and is used today, in which a group of peers evaluate your court case rather than one government emploed judge is called:

• Balance of Power

• Checks and Balances

• Civil Rights

• Trial by Jury

Civil Rights were inspired by which Ancient Roman government idea:

• Twelve Tables, aka their constitution

• Senate, aka their legislative body

• Consuls, aka their president

• Trial by Jury, aka a fair criminal trial

. The phrase used to describe the enduring culture and ideas of Ancient Greece, this was continued and spread by Ancient Rome is _________.

• Western Roman Empire

• Western Civilization

• Eastern Roman Empire

• European Culture

Vetoes, Balance of Power, Civil Rights, Republics, and Trial by Jury, all ideas of Ancient Rome, are still used today in our ___________.

All of the following are true about the Ancient Roman language except:

• Is called "Latin"

• Is the basis for Germanic lanuages (including English)

• Is called "Roman" and includes numbers like I, V, and X

• Is the basis for the "Romance" languages like Spanish, French, Italian, and Portugese

A mixture of volcanic ash, lime, and water, concrete was used to create many ___________ because it was pourable.

• Roads and aqueducts

• Bricks and sewers

• Intricate pieces of artwork like statues

• Intricate pieces of architecture

____________ is an architectural feat made possible by the invention of concrete, this self-supporting breakthrough did not need columns and is largely responsible for the vast ancient indoor spaces that define Rome, often seen in religious buildings or baths.

• Aqueducts

• Columns

• Domes

• Keystones