12. aqueduct
❖ Letter I: A pipe or channel built to carry water between
distant places
13. II. Fall of RomeII. Fall of Rome
ReasonsReasons
14. Social Reasons
❖ growing corruption within the empire
❖ decline in the spirit of citizenship (didn’t feel like “they”
belonged in the empire.)
❖ Emperors wasted a lot of money.
❖ Increase in crime made the empire’s cities and roads
unsafe.
15. Political Reasons
❖ Never figured out a way to peacefully transfer political
power to a new leader.
❖ Rivals would often take the “throne” when an emperor
died.
❖ No good system of selecting a new emperor
❖ The Praetorian Guard, the emperor’s army, would often
pick the next emperor based on what was in it for
them...not was best for the empire.
16. Economic Reasons
❖ To pay for the large armies, Rome’s citizens had to pay
Heavy Taxes.
❖ Heavy taxes put many people into poverty
❖ Trade suffered
❖ Unemployment became a problem
❖ Large landowners took over large estates which meant
the small landowners were left with nothing.
17. Size of the Empire Reasons
❖ The empire was too large to defend.
❖ Roman armies could not communicate with other leaders
in the army that may be stationed in different parts of the
empire.
❖ When new areas were taken over, these new citizens
joined Rome’s army, but didn’t have the same loyalty as
people who were born in Rome.
19. Advantages/Disadvantages
❖ Coastal:
❖ Advantage: People have access to waterways which
makes travel and trade easier.
❖ Disadvantage: People living on the coast can be easily
attacked by outside invaders.
25. 19. What does the term
stoic mean?
❖ Someone who believes that a person must have good
character and live in agreement with nature.
26. 20. What group influenced
Roman art?
❖ The group that influenced Roman art were the
GREEKS!
27. 21. Who was the first to rule for the
Roman Empire? What
accomplishments did he do for the
Roman Empire?
❖ Caesar Augustus
❖ He stopped 100 years of civil war
❖ He expanded the boundaries of the empire
28. 22. What is natural law and what does
it believe that everyone has?
❖ Natural law is a universal of justice that comes from
nature.
❖ Natural law believes that everyone has rights.
29. 23. How did Latin help influence the
English language?
❖ Words in English use many of Latin’s prefixes as well
as root words.
30. 24. What does the word engineering
mean?
❖ The branch of science and technology concerned with
the design, building, and use of engines, machines,
and structures.
❖ Many times it deals with how something works!!
31. 25. What does the word architecture
mean?
❖ The art or practice of designing and constructing
buildings.
