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"Roman Achievements &

Inventions - Ancient Rome For
Kids." Rome.mrdonn.org. N. p.,
2017. Web. 7 Dec. 2017.

The Romans enjoyed many The Romans were very ahead of Roman Aqueducts Andrews, Evan. 10
amenities for their day, including their time. They had working Innovations That
public toilets, underground sewage toilets,underground sewage Built Ancient Rome.
systems, fountains and ornate public History.com, A&E
systems,fountains and public baths.
baths. Television Networks,
But none of this would be possible 20 Nov. 2012,
without Roman aqueducts. www.history.com/ne
ws/history-lists/10-in
novations-that-built-a
ncient-rome.
-Daphne

Many ancient Roman structures like Concrete was a main part of Rome. Concrete Andrews, Evan. 10
the Pantheon, the Colosseum and They used it to create the Innovations That
the Roman Forum are still standing Pantheon and the Colosseum. It is Built Ancient Rome.
today thanks to the development of History.com, A&E
something that we still use today.
Roman cement and concrete. Television Networks,
20 Nov. 2012,
www.history.com/ne
ws/history-lists/10-in
novations-that-built-a
ncient-rome.
-Daphne

The Romans were known to contribute One that you may not know about Newspapers Andrews, Evan. 10
to public discourse through the use of the Romans is that they created Innovations That
official texts detailing military, legal and newspapers. They were called Acta Built Ancient Rome.
civil issues. Known as Acta Diurna, or Diurna which means daily acts. History.com, A&E
daily acts, these early newspapers Television Networks,
were written on metal or stone and then 20 Nov. 2012,
posted in heavily trafficked areas like www.history.com/ne
the Roman Forum. ws/history-lists/10-in
novations-that-built-a
ncient-rome.
-Daphne

they came up with the idea of arches
as a way to support more weight,
which allowed them to construct larger
buildings.
Romans were very advanced in
architecture, and they made new
innovations in areas such as the
arch
Architecture "Ancient Roman Contributions:
Lesson For Kids | Study.Com."
Study.com. N. p., 2017. Web. 8
Dec. 2017.

Unlike later parliamentary bodies, The Romans had a senate, and Senate and government Wasson, Donald, and Donald
the Roman Senate had little if any their senate Wasson. "Roman Government."
legislative authority, for that power
Ancient History Encyclopedia. N.
wrested in the hands of the popular
assemblies. Originally open only to p., 2017. Web. 8 Dec. 2017.
the patricians, the Senate had what
one might call indirect executive
power called auctoritas.
He instituted the 12 months in a year: The Romans, more specifically Calendar Fell, 8, and The Rome. "8
January, by the god Janus; February, Julius Caesar, created the twelve Reasons Why Rome Fell."
for the Februa festival; March by Mars;
month calendar
HISTORY.com. N. p., 2014. Web.
May, by the goddess Maia; June, by the 11 Dec. 2017.
goddess Juno, April, which means
aprire or open in allusion to the
flowering of spring; July, by Julio Csar;
August, by the Emperor Augustus;
September, for being the seventh
 month; October for being the eighth;
And so on until December.
For most of human history,
literature took the form of
unwieldy clay tablets and
scrolls.
Public fountains supplied clean
water to citizens.
Arches have existed for Arches,they are one thing that you
roughly 4,000 years, but the
ancient Romans were the first
to effectively harness their ago! The people who created them
power in the construction of
bridges, monuments and
buildings.
The United States and many
European and Latin nations
have been influenced by
Roman law.
For a long time,people were using Books Andrews, Evan. 10
clay tablets and long scrolls to write Innovations That
Built Ancient Rome.
down things. But after the Romans
History.com, A&E
invented books, the whole world
changed.
Television Networks,
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ncient-rome.
-Daphne
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Arches Andrews, Evan. 10
might think were created not so Innovations That
Built Ancient Rome.
long ago. Well guess what, they
History.com, A&E
were actually made 4,000 years
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were the Romans. www.history.com/ne
ws/history-lists/10-in
novations-that-built-a
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-Daphne
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- Rohana
it kept everything in order with the
12 tables as well
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tribes for centuries, but by the 300s army, eventually was overtaken by Reasons Why Rome Fell."
barbarian groups like the Goths German Barbarians
had encroached beyond the HISTORY.com. N. p., 2014. Web.
Empires borders. The Romans 11 Dec. 2017.
weathered a Germanic uprising in
the late fourth century, but in 410 the
Visigoth King Alaric successfully
sacked the city of Rome.

The Roman's dependency on One of the main reasons why Why Rome Fell Causes for the Fall of the
slave labor led not only to the Rome fell was because they had a Slaves Roman Empire,
decline in morals, values and lot of slaves. www.tribunesandtriu
mphs.org/roman-em
ethics but also to the stagnation
pire/causes-for-the-f
of any new technology to all-of-the-roman-emp
produce goods more efficiently. ire.htm.

There were great Barbarian Another reason why Rome fell is Why Rome fell Causes for the Fall of the
because they had a lot of Barbarian Barbarian Invasions Roman Empire,
armies consisting of warriors www.tribunesandtriu
such as the Visigoths, Huns enemies.
mphs.org/roman-em
and the Vandals. pire/causes-for-the-f
all-of-the-roman-emp
ire.htm.

Even as Rome was under Romes economy relied on slaves The Fall from Slaves Andrews, Evan. 8 Reasons Why
attack from outside forces, but as time went on there was not Rome Fell. History.com, A&E
Television Networks, 14 Jan.
it was also crumbling from as much as slaves as there used to 2014,
be so they didnt get work done and
within thanks to a severe soon lost grip on Europe
www.history.com/news/history-lis
ts/8-reasons-why-rome-fel
financial crisis.

Even as Rome was under Rome had gone into a financial Downfall by money Causes for the Fall of the
Roman Empire,
attack from outside forces, crisis, and almost everyone was out www.tribunesandtriu
it was also crumbling from of money
mphs.org/roman-em
within thanks to a severe pire/causes-for-the-f
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wars and overspending had
significantly lightened
imperial coffers, and
oppressive taxation and
inflation had widened the
gap between rich and poor.

At the same time, the Rome heavily depended on slaves, Financial downfall Causes for the Fall of the
but with all of the war and death Roman Empire,
empire was rocked by a www.tribunesandtriu
labor deficit. Romes going on they were running out of
mphs.org/roman-em
slaves which shattered the
economy depended on economy and workforce.
pire/causes-for-the-f
slaves to till its fields and all-of-the-roman-emp
ire.htm.
work as craftsmen, and its
military might had
traditionally provided a
fresh influx of conquered
peoples to put to work. But
when expansion ground to
a halt in the second century,
Romes supply of slaves and
other war treasures began
to dry up

Unable to recruit enough
soldiers from the Roman
citizenry, emperors like
Diocletian and Constantine
began hiring foreign
mercenaries to prop up
their armies.
Romes army was getting weaker Why Rome Fell Andrews, Evan. 8
and easier to defeat, they were not Roman Armies Reasons Why Rome
Fell. History.com, A&E
able to get new soldiers through
Television Networks, 14
Roman citizenry. So they began
hiring foreign mercenaries to make
Jan. 2014,
www.history.com/news/hi
their armies better. story-lists/8-reasons-why-
rome-fell.

Lead poisoning is often
dismissed as a major cause
for the decline of Rome, but
the theory does have some
merit.
As more and more funds
were funneled into the
military upkeep of the
empire, technological
advancement slowed and
Romes civil infrastructure
fell into disrepair.
The division made the
empire more easily
governable in the short
term, but over time the two
halves drifted apart. East
and West failed to
adequately work together to
combat outside threats, and
the two often squabbled
over resources and military
aid.
If Romes sheer size made it As Rome conquered more land,
they got more people. Eventually
difficult to govern,
ineffective and inconsistent they had so many people that they
leadership only served to
magnify the problem.
Lead poisoning was a main reason
why Rome fell. They used lead in
many things such as food.
Rome was overspending on its
military and economy, which led to
a downfall in money
The splitting of the
Roman empire caused the east t
get greedy, and take many
resources from the west, which
caused the downfall of traditional
Rome.
Government Corruption
couldnt control all the people.
Why Rome fell Mclaughlin, William. 4
Lead Poisoning Reasons Why Rome Fell
(Or Did It Ever Fall?).
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ns-rome-fell-ever-fall.html
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Financial downfall by Andrews, Evan. 8
overspending Reasons Why Rome
Fell. History.com, A&E
Television Networks, 14
Jan. 2014,
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story-lists/8-reasons-why-
rome-fell.
Andrews, Evan. 8
Reasons Why Rome
Fell. History.com, A&E
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rome-fell.
Andrews, Evan. 8
Reasons Why Rome
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Jan. 2014,
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 story-lists/8-reasons-why-
rome-fell.

Christianity made many Roman
citizens into pacifists, making it
more difficult to defend against
the barbarian attackers.
When Christianity became one of
the main religions in Rome. It
turned the citizens into pacifists.
This made it more difficult to defend
themselves against barbarians.
Christianity Fall of the Roman
Empire. Rome.info > Fall
of the Roman Empire,
Decline of Ancient Rome,
www.rome.info/history/em
pire/fall/.

Contributions
1. Roman Aqueducts
2. Concrete
3. Newspapers
4. Architecture
5. Government
6. Books
7. Public Fountains
8. Roman Laws
9. Arches
10. Calendar

Reasons why Rome Fell

1. Lack of slaves
2. Barbarian Invasions
3. Money/Financial problems
4. Weak Roman Armies
5. Lead Poisoning
6. Overspending
7. Conflict between West and East Empire
8. Overpopulation (Not enough money to go around)
9. Government Corruption
10. Christianity