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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.