Download Geography and Economy of Ancient Rome

Geography and Economy
of Ancient Rome
Discovery Education Techbook
Open OneDrive & Class Webpage March 6th, 2014
1. Open Roman Infrastructure
2. Roman’s Infrastructure video
3. Stop & Jot
4. Roman Inventions
Stop & Jot
1. How does knowing that many Roman roads still exist today, virtually unchanged
from their original form, help you understand the advanced state and quality of
Roman engineering and construction?
2. Why were roads so vital to the development of Rome’s economy and power?
3. Why did wealthy people living in cities likely benefit much more from the road
systems than less-wealthy commoners living in rural areas?
4. How did Roman engineering practices influence new types of technologies? What
were some of these new technologies?
5. What were aqueducts and why were they so important to Roman society?
Stop & Jot
• Stop at 0:45.
• How does knowing that many Roman roads still exist today, virtually unchanged from their original form, help you
understand the advanced state and quality of Roman engineering and construction?
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Stop at 1:35.
Why were roads so vital to the development of Rome’s economy and power?
Stop at 2:48.
Why did wealthy people living in cities likely benefit much more from the road systems than less-wealthy commoners
living in rural areas?
• Stop at 3:16.
• How did Roman engineering practices influence new types of technologies? What were some of these new
technologies?
• End of video.
• What were aqueducts and why were they so important to Roman society?
• Create an advertisement that highlights the importance of an ancient Roman
innovation
• Rome exporter of influence video
• Add to list
• Evaluate