Roman Achievements Jigsaw Background: The period of great cultural achievements for the Roman Empire is referred to as the Pax Romana‚ or “Peace of Rome.” Beginning after the Republican Wars in 27 B.C.‚ and lasting to about 180 A.D.‚ this era was marked by general tranquility and unity across the empire. By this time‚ Rome had overtaken most of the Mediterranean world and had spread its culture. Family & Religion The family was the basic unit of Roman society. Under Roman law‚ the male head
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The Olympic Games of Ancient Greece and What They Represented The ancient Olympic games were primarily part of a religious festival in honor of Zeus‚ the father of the Greek gods and goddesses. The festival and the Games were held in Olympia‚ a rural sanctuary site in western Peloponnesia. The Greeks invented athletic contests and held them in honor of their many gods and Zeus. The Isthmos games were staged every two years at the Isthmos of Corinth. The Pythian games took place every four years
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Greek and Roman Gender Roles Jaime Aguero Hum 100 June 19‚ 2012 Sherna Armstrong Greek and Roman Gender Roles Gender roles always have been an important topic throughout history‚ especially in the ancient Greek and Roman time’s genders played an important role. Males dominated all aspects of government and women were treated as subjects rather than a person. Greek and Roman times do not differ on how a person’s gender determined what he or she could do‚ for except in Roman times women
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Gage October 5‚ 2013 Gun Control America has the highest gun homicide rate‚ the highest number of guns per capital and the highest rate of deaths due to assault. On December 14‚ 2012‚ 20-year-old Adam Lanza brutally shot twenty children and six adults in a mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary School in the village of Sandy Hook in Newtown‚ Connecticut. This sandy hook shooting is one of the most recent tragedies in America which brings politicians and citizens around the country talking about
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Sports and games Sports can be generally divided into indoor and outdoor sports. Gymnastics is a typical indoor sport which includes apparatus training on uneven bars‚ horizontal bar‚ balance beam‚ mat‚ spring-board or rings. Athletics‚ a typical outdoor sport‚ includes track amd field events (the Marathon race‚ long-distance run‚ cross-country run‚ relay-race) and sprinting events ( a hundred metre sprint‚ hurdle-race). Jumping (high jjump‚ long jump‚ triple jump‚ pole jump) and throwing (hammer
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Theatre The theatre is one of Ancient Rome form of entertainment. The characters in Roman plays were all played by male slaves. Men played the parts of the women. The typical characters that were played in Ancient Rome theatres included the rich man‚ the king‚ the soldier‚ the slave‚ the young man and the young woman. If necessary‚ an actor would play two or more roles in a single performance. The mask was the most notable part of an actor’s performance. More masks and wigs were used for comedies
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Christian religion was the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire was one of history’s largest civilizations‚ comprising of 12% of the world’s population at the time. At its height‚ the empire contained around 100 million citizens. The empire included Britain‚ France‚ Spain‚ the Middle East‚ the North African Coast‚ and even stretched across to Turkey. The Roman Empire was first founded in 27 BC by Emperor Augustus. Be expanded the empire‚ and started a 200 year peace for the Roman empire. The Emperors
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in Great Britain Land’s End --> the southest point in Great Britain LOCH LOMOND – the largest lake in Scotland BEN NEVIS – the highest mountain in Scotland and also in Britain LOCH NESS – also Scottish lake CLAN – type of Scottish family group (each clan has different pattern of kilt) Mc/Mac – it means “son of…”; Scots names begin in this way. HADRIAN’S WALL – Roman building across a whole country – it means Scotland; border between England and Scotland. Highland Games: * it
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World History October 2‚ 2012 The fall of Roman Empire Have ever wondered why the Roman Empire fell? This fall has been an ongoing process for more than a century. The falling of the Roman Empire was caused by poor military‚ deadly illnesses‚ and disaster and destruction. There are other factors as well that could have lead to the fall‚ such as military problems. The wars were constant‚ and there was heavy military spending. The roman army needed more and more soldiers. Document B states
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Self-Mastery Quiz —The Roman Republic 1. The name of the ancient ancestors of the Romans who settled in 12 self-governing city-state kingdoms‚ spoke Latin‚ and introduced the arch in architecture were the _____________________________. 2. The most powerful social class in Rome was the one made up of the large landholding aristocrats who could trace their blood lines back to the original founders of Rome called ________________________. 3. All Roman citizens that were not of aristocratic
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