To what extent did the ancient Romans influence modern government, technology and languages?

Romes system of law: Innocent until proven guilty, equal treatment to law, burden of proof rests with accuser, Person only punished for actions not thoughts Any unfair law could be remover

Architecture Since Romans built domes and architecture was so practical, many building like the US capitol are based on Roman design

Language Latin, the language of Rome, developed into modern day languages like English and French.

Literature Poets like Vigil wrote many historical things that influencd the government and thus, indirectly, influenced modern-day civilization.

2. What contributed to the wide spread of the Christian church in the 4 th and 5th centuries? Jesuss teachings to the people Pauls Epistles Embraced all peoples Gave hope to powerless Appealed to enemies of rome Offered personal relationship with god. Promised eternal life after death

3. What do you think was the most important factor is the decline and collapse of the Roman Empire? Both internal and external factors played a big part Internal: Inflation of economy, unloyal and unstable military, citizens indifference External: Germain and Huns invasion Even though the internal problems would eventually make roman empire collapse, it would take longer than the external problems which were immediate

4. Why were the Romans so often unable to peacefully transfer power from one emperor to another? What problems did this create? During the beginbnning no one wanted the power because they didnt want to take a such a big responsibily. Afterwars when Rome separated, everyone wanted power and people got jealous of each other and killed each other This caused instability because people werent paying attention to the contry itself causing many problems everywhere.

5. What do you think were the Romans greatest achievements? Their law system because it showed equal treatment which caused a big impact in modern society.

6. How did government in Rome change from its earliest days to the time of Constantine? 7. By todays standards, do you think the ancient Roman culture was civilized? Yes, because they had a plan for everything: Food and water Equal law system Roads 8. Which of Romes internal problems do you think were the most serious? Economic inflation because it made everyone poor and caused peoples indifference. This decreased population Instability-bad economy, military turmoil, weak leadershipeconomic hardship led to disarray and no unified army to defen empire

9. Why were the citizens of the Roman Empire so drawn to Christianity? 10. Choose three architectural and/or engineering achievements of the ancient Romans and explain their impact on modern building techniques and design.