ANTIQUITY: GREECE AND ROME

ANTIQUITY

It began with the invention of writing and it ended with the fall of the Roman Empire.

                             

Major civilizations developed along important rivers:

–Mesopotamia

–Egypt

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–India

–China

–Greece: click here to learn more about Greece.

–Rome: click here to learn more about Rome.

In this unit, we are going to study two of these civilisations: Greece and Rome.

Greece

Its most important cities are Athens and Sparta

•They invented democracy.

•They had interest in

–Phylosophy

–Science

–Art

These are some of their most important monuments:

Rome

•There was a Roman Empire

–Conquered territory that reached the Mediterranean sea

–Governed by an EMPEROR

–Capital city: ROME

–Had colonies

•Language: LATIN

•Religion: they believed in many gods

•Society: 2 types of people:

–Free man

–Slaves: property of ther people

•Cities: were big

–Buildings: theaters, temples, circusis, public baths…

–Roads: connected the cities

–Aqueducts: brought water to the cities

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