Transcript Roman Powerpoint Project _12

Roman Contributions
by: SM
Roman public water systems
In Roman times, ordinary
people got clean water
from public fountains.
Wealthier homes had
private water supply.
Sewer systems carried
away waste water.
The top one is an old
Roman sewer. The
bottom is a modern
sewer.
Romance languages
The widest spread romance language is
Spanish.
Other major romance languages are Italian,
French, Portuguese, and Romanian.
Romanians say hello like this, “Buna Ziua”
the French say hello like this, “bonjour”. The
two words sound almost the same.
Roman aqueducts
The Roman aqueducts
are one of the ways that
Romans get water.
They had eleven major
aqueducts.
Their aqueducts were
made with little notches
that caught rocks and dirt
as the water was flowing
down.
They had to use gravity to
get the water down to the
village or town.
The top is a roman
aqueduct and the bottom
is modern.
Concrete
The Roman’s invented
concrete. It was a
material that was stronger
and easier to use than
stone.
They designed arches
and huge domes made of
concrete.
They also used it to build
roads. The roads helped
the army move faster.
The top is roman the
bottom is modern.
Arches
The Romans were
great arch makers.
They would use them
on all types of
buildings.
Some of the buildings
that had arches are
coliseums, and even
aqueducts.