1. Achievements
What is an arch?
Why is the arch important?
• 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!

3. COLISEUM

4. Achievements
What is a dome?
What is the dome a symbol of?
• The Romans created
domes.
• A dome is very strong and
can create large open
rooms.
• Domes became symbols of
great power and wealth.

5. Achievements
Why did Romans build aqueducts?
What did aqueducts make possible?
• 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

7. Achievements
What is concrete?
What did Romans use concrete for?
• Concrete is a kind of manmade stone. Concrete can
be a very strong building
material
• The Romans began to use
concrete for much of their
buildings and roads.

8. Achievements
What did Roads enable for the Roman
Empire?
• 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

9. Achievements
Were the Romans great inventors or
innovators?
• 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!

10. Choose 4 of 7
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Why is the arch important?
What is the dome a symbol of?
Why did Romans build aqueducts?
What did aqueducts make possible?
What did Romans use concrete for?
What did Roads enable for the Roman Empire?
Were the Romans great inventors or
innovators?