RELIGIONS
CHRISTIANITY
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Question
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The Romans created lasting structures by using ____
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arches
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aqueducts
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Romans by no means invented the arch, as it was around and being used well before there time by the Mesopotamians, however, they were the first to master it and use it to its full potential.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Romans first adopted the arch from the Etruscans and implemented it in their own building. The use of arches that spring directly from the tops of columns was a Roman development, seen from the 1st century AD, that was very widely adopted in medieval Western, Byzantine and Islamic architecture.
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