https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x Roman contributions en-us 2022-02-08 19:07:24 UTC 2025-04-25 14:17:54 UTC hello@padlet.com csmt8 https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2040527039 This is a representation of the amount of land the Roman Empire had conquered at its largest in 117 AD]]> 2022-02-10 15:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2040527039 csmt8 https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2041547948 Similar to our modern Constitution, the Twelve Tables were a baseline set of laws that would be referred back to often]]> 2022-02-11 02:14:13 UTC https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2041547948 csmt8 https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2041552254 The Roman social structure was split up into three main classes, the patricians (those with the most power), the plebeians (those with basic power), and the slaves (those with very little power)]]> 2022-02-11 02:17:46 UTC https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2041552254 csmt8 https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2041557603 Rome gave us the idea of paved roads, raised sidewalks, and crosswalks]]> 2022-02-11 02:22:30 UTC https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2041557603 csmt8 https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2041560260 Rome gave us one of the earliest examples of something close to our modern-day calendar]]> 2022-02-11 02:24:48 UTC https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2041560260 csmt8 https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2041561794 Roman numerals, while having widely been replaced by Arabic numerals, are still used in many places to this day]]> 2022-02-11 02:26:01 UTC https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2041561794 csmt8 https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2041564969 An example of Roman architecture still seen today is arches, which were used often in their buildings]]> 2022-02-11 02:28:32 UTC https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2041564969 csmt8 https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2041567169 Aqueducts are an example of Roman arches being put to prominent use, a water irrigation strategy]]> 2022-02-11 02:30:22 UTC https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2041567169 csmt8 https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2042561984 Augustus changed the Roman Republic into and empire and became the first emperor]]> 2022-02-11 15:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2042561984 csmt8 https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2042565890 Constantine was the first emperor to accept Christianity and he moved the capital to Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople]]> 2022-02-11 15:05:06 UTC https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2042565890 csmt8 https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2042572290 Romans used volcanic rock to strengthen their concrete to make it even stronger than ours now]]> 2022-02-11 15:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2042572290 csmt8 https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2042580249 Virgil wrote the epic poem the Aeneid, a staple of Roman literature]]> 2022-02-11 15:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2042580249 csmt8 https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2042582966 The Romans invented the mosaic art form, the act of putting pieces of glass together to form a picture]]> 2022-02-11 15:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2042582966 csmt8 https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2042586525 Another major architectural element of Rome was the dome shape, still widely used to this day]]> 2022-02-11 15:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2042586525 csmt8 https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2042590243 Amphitheaters were a big part of Roman entertainment, hosting gladiator fights. This is also another example of their arches]]> 2022-02-11 15:16:42 UTC https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2042590243 csmt8 https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2042594134 Latin was the primary language spoken in Rome]]> 2022-02-11 15:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2042594134 csmt8 https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2042597911 Rome was a democracy, made up of the Senate, the Consuls, and the Assemblies]]> 2022-02-11 15:20:05 UTC https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2042597911 csmt8 https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2042608349 Wheat was the main crop grown in Rome, typically harvested by slave labor]]> 2022-02-11 15:25:06 UTC https://padlet.com/csmt8/32cjbjrq1w6h752x/wish/2042608349