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Topic:

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.

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