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Romans built bridges which we use now like the Golden Gate Bridge. We use bridges to get over lakes, oceans, and ponds.

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Romans dug tunnels for aqueducts, roads,  and when they encountered obstacles like mountains or hills. Tunnel construction took years for the Romans to build

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The Romans gave us the idea of building domes which is what we have on our buildings in America such as the capitol

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The Romans gave us the idea for roads which we now use for our transportation.

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The Twelve Tables were the first Roman laws in writing. It consisted of laws and the punishments.

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Roman Senate's job was to conquer other empires, persuade members of the other ruling body to take action, control of financial matter. The group was originally 100 members, but later on kings expanded it to 300 members.

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Roman Republic consisted of two consuls. Being a consul was the highest position in the Roman government. Roman Republic had control over the 3 branches of Roman government. The Republic also made the Twelve Tables which is the first set of Roman laws

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Romans used stone, precious metals, glass, and terracotta, but they favored bronze and marble for their sculptures. Wealthy Romans would keep a sculpture of their ancestors head in their doorway.

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Cameo is an engraved gem that contains a picture on a negative background. Cameos were mostly made of semi-precious stones like agate, onyx, and sardonyx.

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Columns were used to support ceilings instead of walls which allowed light into the building.

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Mosaics are pictures made with pieces of colored stone or glass. These mosaics were used to decorate luxurious homes of wealthy people and buildings in the Roman Empire.

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Arches helped to build bridges, aqueducts, sewers, amphitheaters, triumphal arches, temples and places. The arches made these buildings sturdy.

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The dome was a roof formed by rounded arches made of concrete. The Romans molded them on the ground and then placed them on top of buildings.

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Aqueducts brought water from springs, wells, and lakes to people in Rome and other cities.

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Concrete roads unified distant parts of Rome and there was over 250,000 miles of roads that connected the cities of the Roman Empire.