History // Ancient Greece & Rome
Roman Law, Latin, and Christianity
Understand that Roman law became the basis for legal systems across Europe and beyond, that Latin is the root of French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian and gave English hundreds of words (e.g. exit, video, annual, education), and that Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire, eventually becoming its official religion under Emperor Constantine
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Could the learner give you examples of English words that come from Latin and explain how Roman law and Christianity spread across Europe through the Roman Empire?
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Topic // Mastery
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- Give examples of English words that come from Latin
- Explain that Roman law influenced modern legal systems in Europe and beyond
- Describe how Christianity spread through the Roman Empire and became its official religion
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- RequiredMust come first
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2 topics- Roman Republic and EmpireRequired
Ancient Greece & Rome // Ages 9 to 11
Law, Latin, Christianity are products of the Roman Empire
- Greek Gods with Roman NamesHelpful
Ancient Greece & Rome // Ages 7 to 9
Christianity replaced the Greco-Roman gods
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Roman Law, Latin, and Christianity
Ages 9 to 11 // Concept
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1 topic- Greek and Roman Legacy TodayRequired
Ancient Greece & Rome // Ages 9 to 11
Law, Latin, Christianity are key Roman legacies
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