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Yes, Rome did have religions and one of those was Christianity. This has a lot in common with the U.S today because we also have people that are Christian. Although Rome at first did not agree with Christianity they later learned to accept Christian people.

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Romas like us also used aqueducts to get the water going around to places that need it. Like the romans we have aqueducts but we only use the for irrigation porposes. This is really useful and it defiantly was a genius idea to create an aquaduct.

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Some connections that we can make to the present is government now Rome and the U.S have very similar ways of runny society. First off we also have a republic where we are allowed to choose our presidant. Another thing is the branches they are very similar if not the same and the rules ffrom Rome that says they each have power also applies to the U.S

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In Rome pottery was a very popular thing to be doing. This is because they would make utensils, cooking pots, ect. This was very handy because they could make lots of things without having to buy them. Although doing pottery cost money you could make a lot of things with it and I imagine it would also be a fun project or hobby.

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In the roman times mosaics decored the homes of wealthy people and buildings all over the Roman Empire.  Mosaics were made with little pieces of stone or glass they often refered to this as tesserae. There would be intricate patterns on floors and walls

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In Roman times they would often make sculptures of people who they thought were important. They would often use bronze, metal, marble, glass,ect. but they would often use bronze and marble because they favorited it. The sculptures were magnificent and beautiful to look at but with that came the hard work to make them.

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The women in Rome were not givin the same treatment as the men in Rome. They were treated like lower class when they would want to go see gladiator fights, no matter how rich they were they would always sit in the very back unless you were of royalty. Besides that women could have their own property, buisness, and gain political influence.

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The romans would often elect their leaders like we do today. The romans like us, also used the branches of government that each shared power. These branches were important for the roman society to keep it up and running.

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The romans system of laws were written down and hung everywhere for all the rmans to see they called this their "Code of Justice" These laws had to be followed by all the romans, but you probably would guess that some did not follow them. The person would often remain innocent until he/she was proven guilty. If you think about it we use a similar form of government as the romans did but in modern times

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Roman bridges were built by the romans with stone and the had arches like normal bridges today.  Some of the bridges were built with concrete but either way they were still used and served unique porposes to the people. Romans got by with a lot of their structures and other things that they have made and bridges is just one of the fewgenius ideas that they came up with.

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Aqueducts are canal-like structures that carry water from place to place. Aqueducts were used in rome to transport water to all of the different cities. today we only use aqueducts for irrigation porposes.

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Romans used concrete roads to connect the cities of the Roman Empire together. They made these roads by laying down blocks of concrete stones and crushed up pebbles. These roads would be over 250,000 miles long.

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Romans used arches to support structures such as an aqueduct. Romans used acrches to help the water get to other cities without it being desturbed. They also made these arches to build things such as bridges, sewers, and amphitheaters.

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Romans developed the dome which is now used on some of our building today. Domes are hoisted on top of buildings and are normally made out of concrete. The romans made domes by molding them on the ground.

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In Rome they built these colosseums and they would often persecute Christians in the colosseums. They would have gladiator fights and the roman people would sit and watch as a form of entertainment. Now we use colosseums-like buildings sports stadiums.