HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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A tool used to lay stones for roads.
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A tool used to construct archways.
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Architecture used to transport water to cities.
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Architecture used to support large amounts of weight.
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Detailed explanation-1: -They were made from a series of pipes, tunnels, canals, and bridges. Gravity and the natural slope of the land allowed aqueducts to channel water from a freshwater source, such as a lake or spring, to a city.
Detailed explanation-2: -In a restricted sense, aqueducts are structures used to conduct a water stream across a hollow or valley. In modern engineering, however, aqueduct refers to a system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and supporting structures used to convey water from its source to its main distribution point.
Detailed explanation-3: -Engineers have built aqueducts, or canals, to move water, sometimes many hundreds of miles. Actually, aqueducts aren’t a high-tech modern invention-the ancient Romans had aqueducts to bring water from the mountains above Rome, Italy to the city.
Detailed explanation-4: -Romans built aqueducts and other constructions using a mixture of stone, brick and a volcanic cement known as pozzolana, that held it all together in place. It was this remarkable, innovative substance that allowed Roman aqueducts to stay so strong, and the reason why so many are still standing today.
Detailed explanation-5: -Source. Dropshafts. Settling tank. Tunnel and shafts. Covered trench. Aqueduct bridge. (inverted) Siphon. Substruction. More items