HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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False
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True
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Roman aqueduct at Pont du Gard, France The aqueduct was used to supply water to the town on Nimes, which is about 30 miles from the Mediterranean Sea. Although the water ended up in the baths and homes in Nimes, it originated about 12 miles away in higher elevations to the north.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cisterns were utilized by the Romans to collect rainwater as well as to collect water from aqueducts. When the water from an aqueduct reached the city, it would be stored in a cistern or distributing reservoir called a castellum.
Detailed explanation-3: -While the Romans did not invent the aqueduct-primitive canals for irrigation and water transport existed earlier in Egypt, Assyria and Babylon-they used their mastery of civil engineering to perfect the process.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 312 B.C. Appius Claudius built the first aqueduct for the city of Rome.