Greek and Roman Legacy Today
History · Ancient Greece & Rome · conceptual
Evaluate the lasting contributions of Greek and Roman civilisations to modern life — democracy, law, language (Latin roots), architecture (columns, arches, domes), sport (Olympics), philosophy, literature, and theatre — and understand that Greek ideas reached us through Rome, and then through later European civilisations, in a chain of cultural transmission
What mastery looks like
- List at least five ways ancient Greece and Rome still influence modern life
- Explain how Greek culture spread to Rome and then from Rome across Europe
- Give a specific modern example of a Greek or Roman legacy such as democratic voting or architectural columns
Check your understanding
Could Greek and Roman Legacy Today list several things we still have today because of the ancient Greeks and Romans — like democracy, the Olympics, Latin words, and building styles — and explain how those ideas reached us?
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