Agenda 3-21 & 22-12
*Finish Latin Worksheet
*Get out a red pen and G.R. 9-1
Red, Green, & Blue map pencils
Focus Use the G.R. 9-1 to answer.
1. The ruler of the Roman Empire was called a what?
Emperor or dictator
2. What is the type of government that is ruled by a dictator? dictatorship
3. What is the state in which people elect their leaders? Republic
4. What does E Pluribus Unum mean? Out of many, one
The Great
Builders of Old …
• No civilization is so identified with constructing and
building things than the Romans.
• Aqueducts, roads, baths, walls, theatres, temples,
arches, cities, palaces...
• They built a world from which later peoples still
benefitted for a long time to come.
• Some of their old roads are even still in use today.
So too, some of their great amphitheatres
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The keystone is the most important stone in an arch bridge, without this
stone the arch would collapse. The keystone holds the arch together.
Before an arch can be built a wooden frame is built. This allows
the stones to be put in position. The frame is removed after the
stones are in position.
Translating ANNUIT COEPTIS
Annuit means to nod assent, to favor, to
smile upon.
Coeptis means undertakings, endeavors,
beginnings.
Annuit coeptis means "favors (lit., gives
the nod to) undertakings." The subject
must be supplied. Who favors? The Eye
(Providence) does.
"Providence favors our undertakings"
or "Providence has favored our
undertakings."
Translating NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM
Novus means: new, young, novel.
Ordo means: row, series, order.
Seclorum means: of the ages, of the
generations, of the centuries.
An accurate translation of Novus Ordo
Seclorum is "A New Order of the Ages
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Latin
Anno
Aqua
Bene
Equus
Magnus
Iridis
Murus
orbus
English Meaning
Year
Water
Good
Horse
Great
Rainbow
Wall
world
What word do
we use???
Annual, anniversary
Latin
English
Ad infinitum
endlessly, to infinity
Bella
beautiful
Deletus
destroyed, erased
Firma
firm, solid
Luna
moon
Machina
machine
Mar
sea
Mica
glitter, twinkle
Mobile
moving
Ocul
eye
Opus
a composition, a work
Parva
little, small
Anno
year
Equus
horse
Latin
English
Rex
king
Sol
sun
Super
above, over
Terra
earth
Ursa
bear
Virus
Poison
Murus
wall
Aster
star
Crat
rule