What We Get from Roman Mythology

Ancient cultures developed mythological stories to explain the world around them and to express key values. Mythological heroes and themes have been handed down through the ages. The legacy of these myths lives on in the ways they have influenced cultures all over the world. The Mythology and Culture series highlights important ways that stories from our past are reshaped and retold today. Clear text, vivid photos, and engaging sidebars help readers understand how modern cultures continue to draw on the great mythologies of the past. Books in this series, What We Get from Celtic Mythology, What We Get from Chinese Mythology, What We Get from Egyptian Mythology, What We Get from Greek Mythology, What We Get from Norse Mythology, What We Get from Roman Mythology, Common Core Activities, You need to learn about lots of things, but you also need to learn how to learn. This book encourages you to read and think critically about the content in the book. To guide your reading, this book includes questions that will help build the understanding and skills required by the Common Core State Standards. Look for the following features in the margins, on photographs, and in. the back matter: Look Again, These questions ask you to observe, think about, and analyze a photograph's content. Go Deeper, These questions ask you to read a text closely, think about it, and analyze its main idea or details. Think About It, The activities in this section ask you to interact with the book's content in ways required by the Common Core State Standards. You might be asked to identify a main idea, discuss surprising facts, or analyze facts and ideas.