Greece and Rome
Contributions and Governments
Greek Contributions
- They made pottery out of black and orange clay
- They built columns and they are used in many buildings today
- They discovered geometry
- They created medicines
- They learned about astronomy
- Many roots of words in out alphabet today come from the Greek alphabet
Roman Contributions
- The laws they made became the basis for many codes of laws in European countries
- They declared Christianity an official religion
- They built aqueducts which are, today, plumbing systems
Greek Government
Greece wad divided up into city-states. Each one had its own government, laws and customs. Most of the city-states were monarchies that were ruled by a king. Some were oligarchies ruled by the powerful elite members of the society. Athens had a democracy.
Roman Government
Rome had emperors that ruled their land. They included, Caesar Augustus, Nero, Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, Diocletian, and Romulus Augustus.