Chap 6.3 & 6.4 Slides Flashcards
What was the Public Entertainment in Rome?
- Romans of all classes enjoyed circus, chariot races
- Held in Circus Maximus—racetrack could hold 250,000 spectators
- Also liked theater, mimes, jugglers, dancers, acrobats, clowns
What were the Bloody Spectacles enjoyed by the Romans?
- Romans enjoyed spectacles in amphitheaters
- Wild animals battled each other and professional fighters
- Gladiator contests most popular, performed in Colosseum for 50,000 people
What was Rome’s Cultural Legacy?
Roman culture continued to influence life for centuries. In fact, we can still see many of the legacies of the great empire today.
What was the Science and Engineering in Rome?
•Romans less interested in original scientific research than in collecting and organizing information
What did Galen accomplish?
- Physician, AD 100s
- Wrote volumes summarizing all medical knowledge of his day
- Greatest authority in medicine for centuries
Who was Ptolemy?
•Ptolemy stated knowledge of others as single theory in astronomy
What was Roman Architecture like?
- Many examples still seen throughout southern Europe, northern Africa, Southwest Asia
- Round arch and the vault
What were advances in Roman architecture?
- Arch, vault allowed Romans to construct larger buildings than earlier societies
- Have been used for centuries, still seen in many countries
What was Roman languages?
- Romance languages developed from Latin
- Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian
What was Law like in Rome?
- Romans used system called civil law, based on written code
- Branches of government
What was a legacy of Roman literature?
- Technique of satire derived from Roman authors
- For centuries, writers have borrowed from authors like Virgil
Where does English come from?
•English owes much vocabulary to Latin
What was legacy of Civil Law Systems?
- Systems carried to Asian, African, American colonies
- Roman influence still seen in today’s legal system worldwide
What was Judaism in the Roman World?
•63 BC, Romans conquered Judaea (Israel) ,
chose new Jewish King,
but Roman Prefect (Governor) rule region
What was the Roman Compromise?
- Jews had to pay tribute to Romans but unwilling to abandon Judaism for polytheistic religion of Romans
- Roman leaders allowed Jews to practice religion as long as they paid tribute and maintained civic order
