roman lesson 3 - achievements part 1
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Achievements
• The arch is a way of making a roof, doorway, or a window without using any beams at all
• Arch’s make walls stronger with less material!
What is an arch?
Why is the arch important?
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COLISEUM
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Achievements
• The Romans created domes.
• A dome is very strong and can create large open rooms.
• Domes became symbols of great power and wealth.
What is a dome?
What is the dome a symbol of?
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Achievements• The Romans created
aqueducts to carry water from the mountains to the cities.
• An aqueduct can be a tunnel underground or a raised platform.
• Without aqueducts, cities would not have grown as large
Why did Romans build aqueducts?
What did aqueducts make possible?
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Achievements
• Concrete is a kind of man-made stone. Concrete can be a very strong building material
• The Romans began to use concrete for much of their buildings and roads.
What is concrete?
What did Romans use concrete for?
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Achievements• Roads were a major part of
Roman economic success. • Roads made managing an
empire easier by having better communication across the empire.
• Many of Rome’s roads are still used today
What did Roads enable for the Roman Empire?
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Achievements• The Romans were master
builders. • Most of what the Romans
did they learned from others (Greeks). What made the Romans different is they improved upon existing ideas and used them in very practical ways that made every day life better!
Were the Romans great inventors or innovators?
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Choose 4 of 71. Why is the arch important?2. What is the dome a symbol of?3. Why did Romans build aqueducts?4. What did aqueducts make possible?5. What did Romans use concrete for?6. What did Roads enable for the Roman Empire?7. Were the Romans great inventors or
innovators?