what are three Roman achievements that have impacted our world today?

Question

I have to write a five paragraph essay by tomorrow! I know romans have impacted our world in many ways and there are a lot of achievements, but I cant find three that I can actually write paragraphs about... please help!

Answer 1

Here is a list of achievements and inventions that most scholars agree were invented or achieved by the ancient Romans, many of which influence our life today:







Technology: The ancient Romans were great builders. No one is arguing about that! The ancient Romans built things to last. Their advances in technology include the actual invention of concrete, roman roads, roman arches, and aqueducts.







Medicine: Huge public health programs including welfare programs for the poor







Language: Roman language (Latin), the root of all the romance languages including English, French, and Spanish







Religion: The Catholic faith, which kept learning alive after the fall of the Western Roman Empire







Roman Law/Politics, including the law that states a person is innocent until proven guilty (from the Twelve Tables), and propaganda campaigns including coinage with the current emperor's picture on it, to remind everyone who was in charge of the empire







Literature/Theatre/Art: Satire, which was a loud and rude sort of sarcastic approach to comic theatre, works of literature including Virgil's Aeneid, realistic statues, ornate jewelry, masks, mosaics.







Customs, including the use of rings to denote friendship, engagements, and weddings, and the use greenery to decorate during winter holidays, and other holiday customs







Clothing: Socks (called soccus by the ancient Romans) worn by both women and men. Shoes, all kinds of shoes, including the hobnailed shoe that made such a scary racket when worn by the common soldier - along with shoe construction that adjusted for left foot, right foot variance in shape, which made wearing any shoes a lot more comfortable. And a bunch of neat hats.







Games: Many board and ball games including knuckleball (jacks) and hoops

Answer 2

Roman Achievements

Answer 3

Ancient Rome Achievements

Answer 4

This probably isn't what you're looking for, but I complain all the time that humans never read their history. It's all right there under our noses. We are the new Romans, to a tee. It's not a matter of our becoming the Romans, we already are, in the midst of the Decline, just before the Fall. The parallels are obvious. Power, greed, the indulgence, the arrogance. The Presidency is Caesar at his worst. Imposing our notion of rule on everyone else. A corrupt Senate. Supreme Court judges appointed for life. The speed and consumerism of society. The constitutional power of the Presidency is scarily close to dictatorship. Caesar's downfall was in declaring himself a god. I could go on, but I see significance in that we fail to see what is staring back at us from Time. The pendulum always swings back and forth, and we are in convergence with Rome.

Answer 5

One is warfare, the romans had an efficient army and tactics that set a precedence throughout the world. A Second one can be infrustructure building or civil engineering, they were pioneers in the field.

Answer 6

I'm pretty sure that Rome made some significant adances in plumbing that are the basis of what we have today.

:http://www.theplumber.com/eng.html

They were also one of the first major imperialist nations to emerge.

Answer 7

check out the site below ... it's rather elementary, but may give you a few ideas