Social structures in ancient Rome included plebeians, who made up 90% of the population as farmers and artisans, and patricians, who were the noble upper class. Religious ceremonies were led by priests, while emperors led the Roman Empire. Achievements of Roman engineering included aqueducts to transport water, concrete roads for travel, and the Latin language that remains influential today. Gladiator fights and chariot races were held in the Circus Maximus entertainment venue.

1. Social Structures Plebian Partitions Priest Emperor

2. Plebeians Common people of Rome. 90% were plebeians. They were hard workers, farmers and artists.

3. Partitions They were upper class. Took great pride in being in a noble family. Part = father

4. Priests A priest is a pastor of a church. They held religious ceremonies. Today we also have priests in our church.

5. Emperor The leaders of Rome. They were in charge of what happens in the empire. Julius Creaser and Augustus were emperors.

6. Achievements Aqueducts Concrete Roads Circus Maximus Latin Langue

7. Aqueducts They were used to transport or hold water. Today we use them to store water up in case we have a drought and need water.

8. Concrete Roads Concrete roads were used to travel easier, instead on bumpy rocky roads. Later on an Trajan emperor named restored almost all of Italian roads. Today we have concrete roads leading to every were.

9. Latin Language Main language in Rome. Today some people study the language. Today I n many words there are Latin roots. Gladiators wars were held there to please emperors and gods. It was the best place to meet a girl/boy friend. The losers were feed to the lions.

10. Circus Maximus Gladiator wars were held there to honor the emperors and the gods. The losers were fed to the lions. Also it was the best place to meet a boy/girl friend.

11. Geography Punic War Geography settings Tiber River 7 Hills of Rome

12. Punic Wars The 1st Punic War was that the Mamertines attacked the Messina city. The, the 2nd war was against the Romans and Carthage. At the end of the 2nd war over 6500 men were lost it was the worst in history.

13. Geography Settings Rome has many hills and mountains. It was built on 7 hills. The land is suited for farming. Lastly Rome is a peninsula.

14. 7 Hills of Rome Cermalus, Cispius, Fagutal, Oppius, Platium, Sucusa and Velia are the 7 hills of Rome that were built on. At on point in time all 7 hills could be seen. But today only Cermalus.

15. Tiber River The river is 250 miles long. In Roman times the river was green and lush. But today the river is arid or also known as dry.

16. Economy Money/Coinage Farming Unemployment Inflation

17. Money/Coinage • Coins were made out of bronze, silver and gold. • On the coins were the emperors achievements. • Also the coins were good for the use of trade. • Gods/Goddess were stamped on the coins.

18. Farming Some farmer doing very well, thanks to the emperor because he would give out grain to this homeless and someone. Other farmers were doing bad because they couldn’t afforded slave to harvest more produce. When farmer lost their jobs they would go out and look for new ones but all the slaves had those jobs.

19. Inflation When Rome stopped conquering land people started looking for gold. As gold became more popular the coins had less value because they are made out of gold. Today in the united States American money is less valuable than foreign money.

20. Politics Magistrates Senate Assemblies Trajan

21. Magistrates The magistrates were the main officials of Rome. Two council severed as the top magistrates of Rome. Each member had the right to block each others decisions.

22. Senate Senators were the second branch in the Roman republic. They advised the council men, and also controlled state finances and passed laws. In each group there was 300 men.

23. Assemblies There were two branch that made up the 3 rd branch. The two groups represented the democratic side. In tribal assemblies the plebeians were in charge.

24. Trajan Trajan restored almost all of Italian roads. He also built bridges so carts and roads could cross the rivers. Last, he had administrators sent to help people with financial problems.

25. Religion Roman Beliefs Jewish Christianity Rise in Christianity

26. Roman Beliefs Romans believed in polytheism. They would make sacrifices and rituals to please the gods. One Rome story is that two twins named Romulus and Ramous were raised by the she wolf.

27. Christianity Christians only played instruments to worship there gods. They also buried their dead next to family member to be reunited in heaven easier. Last, they only sculptured religious portraits.

28. Rise in Christianity When barbarians were attacking more people were turning into pacifists or Christian that was making it hard to defend Rome. Lots of money was being used to built churches and monasteries.

29. Jewish Roman’s would execute Jewish people because they thought they were different just because of their religion. Believe in the star of David. Today people treat other people the same way and not by their religion.

30. Conclusion In my opinion I think that the Tiber River was the most important feature in Rome. I think this because Rome was founded on it and all of their water supplies came Rome that river. With out the river Rome could not survive.