HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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They were straight
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They were laid out on a grid
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They were paved with stone
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In medieval Rome most streets were made from terracotta brick, but the city soon recognized the many advantages of this new style of road. The first cobblestones were made by cutting down the larger basalt blocks that had been used to pave the roads of Ancient Rome.
Detailed explanation-2: -In Roman city planning there was a standard by which all roads were constructed. The Decumanus was an East-West oriented road, while the Cardo was the main North-South oriented street.
Detailed explanation-3: -They were expertly engineered. The bottom section of the road was usually made of leveled earth and mortar or sand topped with small stones. This was followed by foundation layers of crushed rocks or gravel cemented with lime mortar.