Buildings
The word that refers to buildings and construction.
What is architecture? (this is in the title of this quiz as well as the slides)
The color of dry concrete
What is light gray?
A construction worker doesn't want to be stuck in this.
Dry concrete!
What the Romans used concrete to build
Concrete is used in these today.
What are streets, driveways, and buildings?
What is an aqueduct?
Something the Romans invented, which carried water to their crops.
Roman structures that still stand
What are the Colosseum, the Pantheon, and aqueducts?
What were the impacts of concrete?
More efficient building, more flexible design, and stronger structures.
What is the most common picked thing for this project that the Romans did?
The Colosseum!
The oldest concrete street in the U.S.
What is Court Street, Bellefontaine, Ohio?
What Roman concrete was made of
What was limestone, volcanic ash, and water?
The name of the tool people use to flatten concrete.
What is a screed?
The approximate date the Pantheon was finished
What is 126-128 C.E.?
True or false: Roman concrete is the same concrete we use today.
False! Roman concrete was made of different materials, and was stronger than the concrete we use today!
We don't use it anymore because it would be too expensive to make.
What is the name of the sea between Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia? (You should know this!)
The Mediterranean Sea