https://padlet.com/aidantokarski/2xqjnng4lhj0 Made with a wink and a smile en-us 2016-09-27 12:55:55 UTC 2025-09-30 18:55:12 UTC hello@padlet.com aidantokarski https://padlet.com/aidantokarski/2xqjnng4lhj0/wish/126638183 Rome maintained a structured social system based on wealth. The simplest division, Patricians from Plebeians, was based on where you were born into. While people could move from class to class, it was generally from marriage and not from merit. Slavery was also a big part of the Roman Empire as captured peoples became workers for everything from public works to personal maids. ]]> 2016-09-27 13:01:55 UTC https://padlet.com/aidantokarski/2xqjnng4lhj0/wish/126638183 https://padlet.com/aidantokarski/2xqjnng4lhj0/wish/126638222 Rome began as a city-state, governed by kings. As Rome slowly grew, the kings were overthrown, and a Republic was formed. The republic had two consuls, elected by a senate, with tribunes as a way to represent plebeians, and institute law. With the founding of the empire, most of this power belonged solely to the Emperor, although in the early days, some of this power was differed to the original republic systems.]]> 2016-09-27 13:02:00 UTC https://padlet.com/aidantokarski/2xqjnng4lhj0/wish/126638222 matthewhunt https://padlet.com/aidantokarski/2xqjnng4lhj0/wish/126638329 Rome built roads. People used roads.
Trade.]]> 2016-09-27 13:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/aidantokarski/2xqjnng4lhj0/wish/126638329 aidantokarski https://padlet.com/aidantokarski/2xqjnng4lhj0/wish/126641551 Roman concrete was often used to build many structures such as Rome's roads. Rome used their knowledge of arches and domes to construct aqueducts to cities far away.

]]> 2016-09-27 13:08:44 UTC https://padlet.com/aidantokarski/2xqjnng4lhj0/wish/126641551 aidantokarski https://padlet.com/aidantokarski/2xqjnng4lhj0/wish/126642074 As an Empire, Rome was centrally located and important to many civilizations. Through conquest, Rome brought many of its cultural aspects to foreign lands. By loosely controlling many of its lands]]> 2016-09-27 13:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/aidantokarski/2xqjnng4lhj0/wish/126642074 matthewhunt https://padlet.com/aidantokarski/2xqjnng4lhj0/wish/126642716 2016-09-27 13:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/aidantokarski/2xqjnng4lhj0/wish/126642716 matthewhunt https://padlet.com/aidantokarski/2xqjnng4lhj0/wish/126848477 Most of Roman culture an literature came from Greco-Roman cultural diffusion. Often, rich Romans living near Greece often sent their sons to universities in Athens for education. However, this did not prevent bright Romans from existing, such as the famous writers Virgil and Cicero.]]> 2016-09-28 02:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/aidantokarski/2xqjnng4lhj0/wish/126848477