Architecture
Roman roads were made with ____________.
Pieces of stone.
Rome is located on a _____________.
Peninsula
The soil in Rome was ______ in nutrients.
Rich
Roman's were famous for __________, which were made of small pieces of tile and glass.
Mosaics
On the coast, by the water.
An _________ is an arch that is used to bring water down from the mountains and into the cities.
Aqueduct
Italy is shaped like a __________.
Rome has very ______ seasons.
Dry
Mosaics often resemble, or show, what?
Animals, Stories, People
Why did the Romans build roads?
To make trading easier.
The most famous feature of buildings in Rome was ______________.
The arches.
Along which river was ancient Rome built?
Tiber River
Rains
Workers mainly used wood to build ___________.
Ships
What type of government did the Romans have?
Representative Democracy
The Colosseum
What best describes the physical characteristics of Rome? Flat or Hilly.
Hilly land near a river and the sea.
Grains were MAINLY used to ________________.
Make bread
Workers mainly used metal to ____________.
Make weapons or build gates.
Make weapons
Romans mainly traded with A__________ and A__________.
Africa and Asia
How were Roman buildings similar to Greek buildings?
Roman buildings used columns.
Why did Rome settle on the seven hills?
Protection. They built a wall around the hills to protect themselves.
What were the 3 types of crops that Rome grew most often?
Grapes, Olives, and Grains
____________ describes what the Roman's had to do to the arches to keep them standing upright.
Buttressing
Name an architectural feature of the Colosseum.
Arches, open roof, round, etc.