WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Every town had a ____, which was used as an open air market.
A
courtyard
B
colosseum
C
forum
D
pantheon
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Located in the small valley between the Palatine and Capitoline Hills, the Forum today is a sprawling ruin of architectural fragments and intermittent archaeological excavations attracting 4.5 million or more sightseers yearly.

Detailed explanation-2: -agora, in ancient Greek cities, an open space that served as a meeting ground for various activities of the citizens.

Detailed explanation-3: -The agora was usually located in the middle of a city or near the harbor. Agoras were built of colonnades, or rows of long columns, and contained stoae, also known as a long open walkway below the colonnades.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The center of Greek city life was the Agora, while the Romans gathered in the Forum. Both places were open to the public, and a great many events were held there, but the main functions of both were quite different.

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