Ancient Rome:Engineering and Construction

1) What type of Roman engineering construction was important to help the army move quickly around the large Roman Empire?

• 
  Aqueducts

• Arches

• Stadiums

• Chariots

• Roads

Which of the following statements is true about Roman roads?

• They were mostly packed dirt

• They tended to flood when it rained making them useless in bad weather

• They were made of layers of masonry including concrete

• All of the above

• None of the above

Around how many people could attend the games at the Roman Colosseum?

• 5,000

• 10,000

• 50,000

• 75,000

• 100,000

What type of Roman engineering construction helped to bring water into the city?

• Arches

• Stadiums

• Bridges

• Aqueducts

• Viae

What architectural feature did the Romans use to make their constructions such as bridges and the Colosseum strong?

• The arch

• The dome

• The colonnade

• The truss

• The gable

What was the Latin word for road that the Romans used to name many of their major roads?

• Highway

• Via

• Boulevard

• Route

• Conduit

What type of entertainment did the Romans attend at the Colosseum?

• Gladiator games

• Mock battles

• Theatre

• All of the above

• None of the above

True or False: Everyone, including the poor, had running water in their homes in the city of Rome.

• TRUE

• FALSE

If you were to total the length of all the aqueducts in the city of Rome, about how long would it be?

• 300 yards

• 2 miles

• 75 miles

• 134 miles

• 500 miles

What was the longest bridge that the Ancient Romans built?

• Trajan bridge

• Pons Aelius

• Alcantara bridge

• Pons Mulvius

• Ponte Pietra