Influences on Roman Architecture
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What were the aqueducts used for in ancient Rome?

  • Supplying water to the cities (correct)
  • Providing transportation for goods and merchandise
  • Connecting different cities and towns
  • Serving as defensive structures

What was the purpose of the ports in ancient Rome?

  • Defending the cities from invasions
  • Bringing water to the cities from rivers and fountains
  • Providing a system of indication for marking the right access and exit to the port
  • Facilitating the execution of usual works in a port ensemble (correct)

What were the main buildings in the big cities of ancient Rome?

  • Hospitals and schools
  • Marketplaces and public gardens
  • Temples and palaces
  • Stadiums, theatres, circuses, and odeons (correct)

What characterized the aqueducts built by the Roman engineers?

<p>Ashlars masonry often with pad shape (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What problem did civilizations need to solve in order to project the future of their citizens?

<p>Ensuring a stable water supply (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were the main influences on Roman culture?

<p>Primitive cultures, Etrurian civilization, and Greek/Hellenistic culture (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were the general characteristics of Roman art?

<p>Practical and utilitarian, interest in public works and engineering, monumentality (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were the building systems employed by the Romans?

<p>Lintelled and vaulted (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What materials were commonly used in Roman architecture?

<p>Limestone, concrete, mortar (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which architectural feature did the Romans use for their walls?

<p>Half point or semicircular arches (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main focus of Roman town planning?

<p>Creating infrastructures for water and sewage systems (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the psychological effect of Roman city planning?

<p>Conveying a sense of power and control (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were the main axes in the plan of a Roman city?

<p>Cardus (E-W) and Decumanus (N-S) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the most important part of a Roman city?

<p>The forum (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Roman forum?

<p>It was the center for various activities including political and religious events. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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