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Explore the advances of the Roman Empire in engineering, language evolution, and religion. Learn about key events like the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the rise of the Latin languages, and the adoption of Christianity. Discover the Renaissance's influence in Italy, which revived ancient cultures and thinkers, as well as the pivotal figures such as Galileo and the impact of agricultural practices today. This overview connects historical milestones to modern understanding and cultural developments in Europe.
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WOW – Section 3 Complete the following in your ISN while reading Section 2 in complete sentences: 1. The Romans made advances in engineering, including roads and ____________, canals that transport water. 2. The western part of the Roman Empire, with its capital in _________________ , fell in A.D. 476. 3. ____________________________developed into the modern languages of French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish. 4. _____________________________became the main religion of the Roman Empire when it was adopted by Emperor Constantine in the early A.D. 300s. 5. The head of the Roman Catholic Church is the _____________________________, the bishop of Rome. 6. Beginning in the 1300s a new era of learning, called the _____________________________ , began in Italy. 7. During this new era of learning, Italians rediscovered the ancient cultures of Greece and ___________________________________. 8. An Italian named _________________________________perfected the telescope and experimented with gravity. 9. Most Italians belong to the Church__________________________________. 10. Italy’s most valuable crop today is ___________________________________ .
WOW - Section 4 READING THE SECTION As you read the section, complete each sentence below by writing the appropriate word or phrase in the space provided. 1. A ______________________________is a variation of a language. 2. Bark stripped from a certain type of oak tree is known as _____________________________________. 3. In the 1490s the Roman Catholic pope drew a line to divide the world between __________________ and ___________________________. 4. In the caves of northern Spain, paintings of ________________________can be found. 5. King ______________________and Queen_____________________sponsoredthe voyage of Christopher Columbus to the Americas. 6. The main religion of both Spain and Portugal is ___________________________. 7. The Muslim North Africans, or ____________________, conquered most of the Iberian Peninsula in the 700s. 8. The Portuguese ______________________singers and Spanish ____________________ dancers show African influences in the region. 9. The Spanish painter __________________________experimented with shape and perspective. 10. A ________________________is a bull fight, which sometimes takes place during festivals.