Download WH 1 Lesson 33 Instructional Resource 1

Roman Empire
Religion and Contributions
Impact of the early Church of Rome



The church became an
example of moral
authority.
Loyalty to the church
became more important
than loyalty to the
Emperor.
Church became the
unifying force of
Western Europe.
Conquests and Trade



Spread Roman culture.
Provided technological achievements.
Western Civilization was influenced by the
cultural achievements of Rome.
Contributions of Ancient Rome

Art/Architecture:
Pantheon,
Colosseum, Forum.

Technology: Roads,
aqueducts, Roman
arches.
Hadrian’s Wall
• Emperor Hadrian
ordered the wall to be
built in 122 A.D. to
separate Roman and
Britain from the land
of the Picts
(Scotland).
• It was 73 miles long
and 5 meters high.
• One of the greatest
engineering projects.
Contributions of Ancient Rome

Science: Ptolemy – proposed the geocentric
system.

Argued that all planets and the Sun revolved around
the earth.
More Contributions

Medicine:
Emphasis on public
health (public baths,
water system, medical
schools).

Language: Latin and
other Romance
languages.

Literature: Virgil’s
Aeneid.
Contributions …


Religion: Roman mythology and later
adoption of Christianity as the imperial
religion.
Law: the principle of “innocent until
proven guilty” (Twelve Tables).