The Roman Empire Begins

Romans used aqueducts for:

• To drain water to their cities

• To move troops to areas of war

• To bring water to their cities

• To make concrete for building

What was made from rocks, clay, and water?

• Brick walls

• Concrete

• Roads

• Wells

A period of peace and prosperity in the empire was called

True or False: There was no formal system for passing from one emperor to another

• True

• False

Describe the steps that Augustus took to make the Roman Empire more stable:

Why did Romans want to build good roads?

• So soldiers could travel more quickly

• To transport food quickly

• So all roads would lead to Rome

• To make trading more efficient

Sea trade was:

• safer

• faster

• cheaper

• all of the above

What helped trade grow in the Roman Empire?

• No good sea routes or roads

• Control of sea routes and good roads

• Sea routes only

• Good roads only

How were roads good for the economy?

• Access to fields

• Created jobs

• Trade routes

• Created tourism

What were built for drinking, cooking, bathing, and farming?

• Good roads

• Aquaducts

• Wells

• Irrigation Systems