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Topic:

RomanInventions

Source(URLorTextbook):

http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_roman_engineering.php
(YourResearchQuestionsFrom
PotentialTopics
Here)

1.
WhatdidtheAncientRomans
inventtosurvive?

2.
WhatMaterialswereusedin
AncientRometocreate
inventions?

3.
WhydidtheRomansmakethese
inventions?

4.
Whatwastheeffectofthese
inventions?Howdidithelpthe
romans

(YouranswerstoyourResearchQuestions)

1. Romansinventedroads,built
Aqueducts
,bridges,andused
archestohelpmakethingsstronger.

2.Roadsweremadeoutofdifferentkindsofstonesincludingconcrete
Aqueductsandbridgesweremadeoutofconcreteandstoneandused
gravitytopullwatertothecity.
Bridgesweremadeoutofstoneand
concrete.Arches

3.roadwereimportantfortheromans
economyandformilitary.The

roadsgivethemmoneyandhelpedmilitaryfight.Roadswereusedfor
fasttravelsandmadeiteasyfortrading.Aqueductsallowedfresh
waterforbathinganddrinkingtocomeintothecityfromfar.
Bridges
madetraveleasierwhichhelpedallowedformoretrading.
Archeswereusedforbridgesandaqueductsthearchtobestronger`

4.
TheeffectsoftheseinventionsonRomewerethattheyhelpedRome
Forexample
theaqueductsbroughtfreshwatertothecities.Accordingto
thesource,roadsandhighwayshelpedtheRomanstravelfasterwhich
allowedforeasytrading.Archeshelpedkeepstructuresliketheaqueducts
madethebuildingstronger

SummaryofNotes(Whatdidyoulearnaboutyourtopic?Whatwerethemainideasfromthissource?):

WeLearnaboutaqueductsandconcretearchesRomanroadsweremadeoutofconcreteconcretemadestoneand
rockandmix.theyuseconcretebecausehitwasstrongertoholdthebuildingconcretwasstrongandtheromans
werehappybecausethebuildingcantfoll.AqueducttogetUsethegravitywaydownfromthemountainroadswas
madetowalkandhelpthemilitaryfightoverandhelptheeconomysotheywererich.archisweremadetothemget
Stronger.

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