CIVILIZATION
ROMAN
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Question
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Which of these building materials that is used today was invented to build large buildings and bridges in ancient Rome?
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plaster
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fiberboard
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concrete
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iron girders
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The development of concrete to form the structural core of buildings was one of the most important innovations in Roman architecture. Concrete is easier and quicker to use than cut stone, and its raw materials are cheap and easy to transport.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Romans developed brick making techniques that became the main building material in the 1st century AD for the walls of houses, Roman baths, and monuments. Opus latericium (Latin for “brickwork") is a form of construction in which bricks of thick structure are used to face a core of opus caementicium.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are three materials that were widely used by the Romans when building arches: stone, concrete, and brick.
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