Theme:civilization
Throughout history, great civilizations have existed in various parts of the world. The cultural and intellectual achievements of these civilizations contributed to the advancement of humankind.
Tasks:
-define the term civilization
-describe some examples of cultural or intellectual achievements or intellectual achievements made by past civilizations
-identify each example with the particular civilization that made the contribution -explain the lasting importance of each of these achievements or contributions to global history
A civilization is a community characterized by various elements such as a system of writing, development of social classes, and cities.
During the Neolithic revolution, …show more content…
Rome’s greatest achievement is its system of law. The
Romans created the laws of twelve tables. Some of the ideas that these laws conveyed were the right of the criminate to face one’s accuser and the idea of being innocent until being proven guilty with evidence. This applied equality amongst the empire. As a matter of fact, when the peasants or lower class of Roman society argued that they wouldn’t be able to know the laws unless they were written, which led the laws of twelve tables (or the twelve tablets) to be promulgated, eventually the lower class or Plebeians were even able to earn a position in government. Another intellectual achievement was there invention aqueducts and many roads. Aqueducts are bridge like stone structures that carrywater from hills to cities.
As a result of their great achievements in law, it strengthened the Roman Empire as a whole which supported its empire during its expansion. Some of the ideas of the twelve tables are even existent in modern day governments. The roads located all throughout the Roman Empire were a way to keep the empire united which strengthened it as well. Aqueducts displayed their achievements in engineering. This invention helped Romans in daily life creating sewage systems and also helped them industrially by transferring water from hills for purposes such as mining, manufacturing and