Tag: History
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How Roman Bridges Were Built – History of Inventions – Lesson 26
Romans loved the shape of a circle because they thought the shape of a circle is the perfect shape. That is where the Romans got the inspiration for arches. The Romans got the love of the shape of a circle from the greeks who thought the circle was also a perfect shape next to a…
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Before Roman Bridges – History of Inventions – Lesson 26
Going across terrain is hard, but it is even harder for the Romans because they would build straight roads across the landscape. They would run into a lot of streams, rivers, canyons, etc. and therefore needed to build bridges. With bridges, it is a lot easier to cross over obstacles. Bridges would mean that Rome…
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Castle Pop-up Book
About a week ago, we bought a castle pop-up book from Goodwill. It has a page explaining a short story about the castle and the different places in the castle. When you flip to the next page, the castle pops out, and you can see all of the different areas in a castle. Here are…
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Three Different Types of Roman Roads – History of Inventions – Lesson 24
There were three different types of Roman roads: Private roads which were for Romans who could afford their own private roads. Public (high) roads which were paid for by the government to transport armies or government from one place to the other Branch Roads were roads that branched off of the private roads, and the…