The Ancient Greco-Roman legacy has impacted my life in many different ways. From religion and laws to language and more, the Romans have had a larger impact on the ways we do things today. They contemplated democracy, language, religion, entertainment, plumbing, and road systems. Which later transitioned into our daily lives.
When the United States was creating a government they looked back on Romans and Greeks ideas to create the government we have today. Which was a Democracy that is for all the people. They also had the ideas for a senate these were various legislative group of bodies, these are the people who help make decisions in laws. The first three branches of government was created after 509 BC, but started off with the oldest and wealthiest families during the time. This lead to the middle class and poor people to begin to feel left out of the executive decisions that were being made. The Romans also invented the veto, is where the two consuls could vote on the laws and one could throw out the other ones decision which would completely decide if the laws actually become laws. The Ancient Greco-Romans began to worry about some people having too much power, so this created checks and balances for government, which is something that we …show more content…
The Greeks added vowels and consonants, where the Egyptians did not have them in there, which caused the Greeks to take the credit for the first alphabet. Now the Romans have impacted many different languages including French, Spanish, Hailins, Portuguese, and English. Actually 60 percent of the English language has came from Latin, but they all have some kind of connection to Latin, causing these languages to be connected to the Romans. If the Greeks would have not added vowels and consonants to the alphabet everything would be totally different in today’s
When the United States was creating a government they looked back on Romans and Greeks ideas to create the government we have today. Which was a Democracy that is for all the people. They also had the ideas for a senate these were various legislative group of bodies, these are the people who help make decisions in laws. The first three branches of government was created after 509 BC, but started off with the oldest and wealthiest families during the time. This lead to the middle class and poor people to begin to feel left out of the executive decisions that were being made. The Romans also invented the veto, is where the two consuls could vote on the laws and one could throw out the other ones decision which would completely decide if the laws actually become laws. The Ancient Greco-Romans began to worry about some people having too much power, so this created checks and balances for government, which is something that we …show more content…
The Greeks added vowels and consonants, where the Egyptians did not have them in there, which caused the Greeks to take the credit for the first alphabet. Now the Romans have impacted many different languages including French, Spanish, Hailins, Portuguese, and English. Actually 60 percent of the English language has came from Latin, but they all have some kind of connection to Latin, causing these languages to be connected to the Romans. If the Greeks would have not added vowels and consonants to the alphabet everything would be totally different in today’s