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Achievements of Ancient Rome - Coggle Diagram
Achievements of Ancient Rome
Calendar
The names of the months are named after the Roman gods.
They word calendar comes from a Latin word
Alphabet
Latin also influenced a lot of languages like English, they are also the reason whey we spell things in weird ways sometimes, like why "tion" makes a sh sound
The Romans made the Latin alphabet which is used in a lot of countries today (not speaking)
Religion
Christianity originated in Rome
Jesus was born in the Roman empire
Law
They were the first republic/ they created it
They formed the basic framework for civil law
Aqueducts
The Romans were able to make a water system that could carry water to many places
The aqueducts have been very important in helping places that with limited direct access to fresh water sources get water
Surgical instruments
They invented many surgical instruments that helped the Romans save many people's lives.
Without the Romans we would not have some crucial surgical instruments that we use today
Concrete
They Romans used concrete to build many things like the pantheon
We use concrete all the time now for building roads to buildings, this is one of main Roman inventions that we still use today
Shopping
They made the first shopping mall with over 150 shops
This was a great invention because it helped promote trading, we also use shopping malls today