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1. Romans made roads straight and well made. Since the roads were straight and well made, there was not a lot of wrong turns of things like those. They were well made because a lot of people would use them including the builders themselves.
2.  Soldiers built the roads. Only soldiers can build the roads because the soldiers would only want to do good for Rome. Many soldiers knew they would use the roads so they tried their hardest on building these roads.
3.  They used roads for quicker transportation. It also had smoother transportation. Since it had smoother transportation, the travelers could go faster on them.

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1. Roman arches helped Romans a lot. It helped them make bigger roads, bridges and buildings. All this resulted in massive architectural advances
2. The keystone is the main part. This is because it helps support the whole structure. The arch used a lot wood and carpentering.
3. Arches were mostly used in bridges and aqueducts. They were used in bridges to make the bridge longer. They were put in aqueducts to help support them more.

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1. Columns were very important in Roman culture. Columns helped with the support of buildings. This resulted in better designed buildings
2. Since columns were made in buildings. Buildings could be made bigger since the column is like a pillar that holds the ceiling efficiently. Soon enough the building could be made taller because the columns take a lot of weight into them.
3. Columns were carved into for a more better look and stronger column. The center of a column had a wood chunk in the middle. Since they had added this, there was no falling columns.

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1. The most famous area in which the domes were used for was the Pantheon. Another famous area was the St.Peter's church. All of these areas had to precisely built.
2. They built domes using small wood and a lot of support. They also had to put a lot of mathematics in the formula for a dome. This is because a dome was very complicated and gravity would try its best to male sure a dome would not be built.
3. They made a frame of wood before filling it with concrete. They used a frame of wood before filling it with concrete because the curved formation had to come perfectly. Another reason they put a frame of wood first is because the concrete would ruin the rest of the building and if they messed up the building was done for.

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1. Most open spaces were living rooms. They were also the main hall of the villa. Only the rich had a open space because they could afford the land.
2. An open space is also called a forum. There were also public forums were anyone can go and come. They also held many public meetings in the forum.
3. They also used forums for trading, and shop-keeping. The forums were living rooms and dining halls. This is because a lot of the guests would buy and eat at the forums.

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1. Romans used aqueducts to transport water from place to place. Many aqueducts had a arch and very large. They would only build bridges if there was a dip and if there was not they would make the aqueduct underground.
2. They built bridges to transport the water to the city. Most of the water came from lakes and other places like those. Since they didn't want to have to walk all the way to the lake, they would just make aqueducts and take it from there.
3. These aqueducts supplied them with water for household materials. For example, bathtubs and to wash their dishes and more.

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1. Mosaics are made of glass and are made into a pattern. They also use many precious gems. Gems they might use would be gold, silver, bronze and more.
2. They represented wealth and power. They represented wealth by using gems and precious metals. This was because only the rich can afford nice and elegant mosaics
3. Many mosaics were glued to the ground with mortar. They used mortar because it provided them with a dull background.

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1. Romans used terracotta but bronze and marble the most. Marble was very elegant and lasted a long time. Bronze was easy to mold and was very strong
2. Most of these sculptures followed a Hellenistic culture or theme. The Hellenistic culture was the Greek culture. The Romans were very much influenced by the Greeks
3. They soon started using tricks of light and abstract forms. Romans felt that they should use more realistic images. They used sciences to develop fantastic sculptures

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1. They painted on plaster. Plaster was very detailed. It was also very hard when it dried.
2. They mostly had a Hellenistic theme. This was for most of the time until Constantine came. After Constantine came the christian religion took over.
3. Soon enough they had added architectural detail in most of their paintings. Most paintings had architectural designs in them now because they wanted them to be realistic. This used lots of shading and perspective.

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1. The Romans developed a new way of building bridges. Their new design was influenced by the Greeks. The Greeks had developed a new type of material that would absorb the weight.
2. The Romans conquered many areas. Because of this they needed to travel to other areas faster. They also carried huge weights so their bridges must carry all that weight.
3. Their new design was to curve it up. Since they can curve it up, the weight would be transferred to the ground directly, so the bridge would not break as easily. They also had added arches so the weight would lower even more for the bridge because the energy transfer becomes lower.

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1.  Soon after Superbus was overthrown, the Romans did not want a king. So they made a new form of government called a republic. In this all citizens could vote.
2. A republic is when all citizens would vote for their leader or executive branch. There were two branches of government. These two branches of government checked for checks and balances.
3. Romans had Plebeians and Patricians. The Plebeians were middle class citizens. The Patricians were first-class citizens.

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1. The written laws of Rome were called the Twelve Tables. They had all the key laws in them. They were very important.
2. The Twelve Tables were kept in the public places. This is because everyone can read them. When they read them, they usually follow them so there would be no problem.
3. Most of these laws were very strict. These laws had to be followed. Everyone has read them when they go outdoors so everyone does follow them.

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1. The first branch of government was the two consuls. These two people were the Roman executive branch. One of these men were from the Plebeians, while the other was from the Patricians.
2. The next branch was the Senate, the Senate was made up of Patricians. These Patricians would attend meetings and were the most powerful branch. They would bring new ideas and would help Rome.
3. There were only two branches. The consuls would tell the Plebeians many things in the meetings they had that was outdoors and not with the Senate. Through this the Senate would communicate with the rest of Rome.

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1. Roman citizens had many rights. A lot of their rights were involved in politics and government. Only some of their rights were involved in safety for them.
2. All citizens could vote. Only women could not vote though. Even if they were citizens of Rome.
3. Plebeians could run for consul but not for the Senate. Patricians could run for anything since they were the rich ones. Women could not run or vote, even if they were Patricians.

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1.All Roman citizens had to pay taxes to the government. If they did not pay taxes they would go into debt and become slaves. The Patricians did not have to pay as much taxes as the Plebeians had to pay since most Patricians were part of the Senate.
2.The Twelve Tables are a set of laws that all citizens had to follow. All the citizens had to respect them. If they did not respect them they would be killed or punished.
3. If any of Twelve Tables were dis-respected the citizen who did that would be punished. One punishment was to take away citizenship and become a slave. Another punishment was to be killed or punished.