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Romaninventions
Source(URLorTextbook)
http://www.history.com/news/historylists/10innovationsthatbuiltancientrome
(YourResearchQuestionsFrom
PotentialTopics
Here)
1.
WhatdidtheAncientRomans
inventtosurvive?
2.
Howweretheinventionsmade?
3.
WhydidtheRomansmakethese
inventions?
4.
Whatwastheeffectofthese
inventions?
5.
WhatMaterialswereusedin
AncientRometocreate
inventions?
(YouranswerstoyourResearchQuestions)
1. TheRomansinventedaqueducts,roads/highways,concrete,
arches.TheRomansalsoinventedsurgerytools.
2.Accordingtothewebsite,theaqueductsbuiltbyRomansused
gravitytohelpgetwateralongstone,leadandconcretepipelinesand
intocities.
madewithvolcanicrocks.Romanroadsweremadewith
dirt,gravelandbricksmadefromgraniteorhardenedvolcaniclava.
3.Aqueductswerebuilttogetcleanwatertothecities
4.Aqueductshelpedtheromansbecausetheycouldnotgettofreshwater
forbathsanddrinkingwithouttheaqueducts
SummaryofNotes(Whatdidyoulearnaboutyourtopic?Whatwerethemainideasfromthissource?):
RomeinventionswereAqueductsroadshighwayandConcrete.Aqueductsusedgravitytogetwaterfrom
themountainstothecity.RoadsandhighwayshelpedtheRomanstravelupto25milesadayandhelpwith
waterdrainage.Theroadsandhighwaysallowedeasyandfastaccessforthemilitaryandformessagesto
arrivequicker.TheRomansusedConcretetomakebuildingsthatwouldlastlong.Theconcretewasalso
usedtobuildpiersandharbors.TheRomansneededtobuildaqueductstogetfreshclearwatertobathe
anddrinkfrom.Theaqueducthelpedthembringfreshwatersotheydonothavetowalktogetwaterandso
theydidnothavetodrinkpoisonedwater.RoadshelpedtheRomanstravelfastersotheycouldtrade.
Concretehelpedthemmakebuildingsroadsandaqueductsandmadethemstrong.