Roman Architecture Research
1. What earlier societies did the Romans borrow the arch and column from?http://www.historychannel.com/perl/print_book.pl?ID=110515http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/architecture/romarch.htm
2. What are the blocks of an arch called? Which block is the most important block of the arch? Why? http://www.mathsnet.net/courses/dome/rome.html
3. In addition to public buildings, list two other ways arches were used.http://www.crystalinks.com/romanarches.html
http://www.mariamilani.com/ancient_rome/roman_architecture.htm
4. Structurally concrete allowed architects to cover vast interior spaces with complex vaults eliminating interior supports. List at least three types of vaults.http://encarta.msn.com/media_461563164_761556319_-1_1/Arches_and_Vaults.htmlhttp://egghead.psu.edu/~ma_tapps/arch/roman.html
5. What are the three main types of columns?http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/consortium/webbromans3.html
6. The Romans adapted the Greek columns and developed two more types of columns. Describe them. http://la.essortment.com/greekcolumna_onx.htm
7. What are the purposes of columns and arches?http://www.mariamilani.com/ancient_rome/roman_architecture.htm
8. What are the three styles of architecture that the Romans used?http://www.cmhpf.org/kids/dictionary/ClassicalOrders.html http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/architecture/doric.htm
9. List the differences among the three architectural styles. http://www.cmhpf.org/kids/dictionary/ClassicalOrders.html
10. What are triglyphs and metopes?http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/architecture/metope.htm
11. What are domes?http://www.mariamilani.com/ancient_rome/roman_architecture.htm
12. To keep the dome of a building from falling the Romans made them lighter at different levels inside of the dome. How did they accomplish this?http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/dome/basics.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/pantheon.html
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John Page Middle School
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