Roman Inventions and Contributions

Create and complete a mini-poster that describes ancient Roman inventions and contributions.  See pages 337 through 347 MWH.

• ·       The column on the left should name the invention/contribution. 
• ·      The second column should describe the invention/contribution. 
• ·      The third column should describe how the invention/contribution was useful. 
• ·      The fourth column should have a drawing of the invention/contribution.

Use the following inventions and contributions:

-         Roads

-         Concrete

-         Aqueduct

-         Clearing the sea of pirates

-         Currency

-         Latin

-         Pax Romana

-         Art

-         Oratory

-         Satire

-         Philosophy

-         Science

-         Medicine

-         Colosseum

-         The Twelve Tables

Answer the following question:  Which of the above Roman inventions and/or contributions do you think is the most important?  Explain why.