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Benchmark#4:TopicVocabulary

DueDate:May10,2016

Directions:
Usingyourresearch,determine(find)vocabularywordsthatpeoplewouldneedto
understandinordertolearnaboutyourtopic.Afteryouhavefoundthesewords,followthese
steps:
1) Writethewordinthelefthandcolumn
2) Findapictureonlineofyourvocabularyword
3) Createadefinitionfortheword,INYOUROWNWORDS!

Example:
Phalanx

Inbattle,Greeksoldierswouldcreatea
phalanxbyhavingalargenumberof
soldiersmakearectangle.Greek
soldiersoftenuseddoryspearsand
shieldsinthisformationtostop
attackers.

Yourworkgoeshere:
VocabularyWord

PictureofVocabularyword

Definition(YOUROWNWORDS)

Invention

Aninventionissomethingthathelpus
survive

Survive

It'snotEnoughthings.Justgettingby
waterfoodshelter.

Thrive

IsSomethingthatyouhavemorethan
youneed.

Aqueduct

Aqueductisaninventionthathelpedthe
Romansaccesscleanandfreshwater
fromfarawayplaces.

Concrete

Concreteisamixtureofcementand
rocksusedbytheRomanstobuild
thingsliketheaqueducts,roads/
highwaysandbathhouses.

RomanRoads

Roadswerepavedandusedforfaster
andsafertravelandallowedmilitaryto
getaroundquicker.Roadshelpedthe
economyinRome.

Arches

Archesissomethingthatstrongand
makesstructurestrongbysharingthe
weightevenlyandmadeaqueducts
stronger.

Military

Theywerearmedpeoplewhofought
enemies

Economy

Economyis1ofthe6thingsneededina
civilization
Theroadshelpedtheeconomygrowby
allowingTheywereallowedtotraveland
trade

RomanSewerSystems

Romensewerarewhenthe
contaminatedwatergoesunderthe
ground.

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