Roman City Video Worksheet - Mr. Krier



Roman City Video Worksheet

Directions: Using a word or a phrase, answer the following questions while watching David MacCauley’s “Roman City.” The questions are in order as the items appear in the video.

1. On how many continents can you find Roman ruins?

2. What did the Romans believe a city to be?

3. How were Roman cities laid out?

4. What did the Romans believe the ‘pomerium’ insured?

5. What was the forum?

6. According to Marcus Fabricus, what is Verbonia supposed to reflect?

7. What was the bargain between Marcus and the Gallic chieftan?

8. What is the key to aqueduct design?

9. What is the function of a keystone in an arch?

10. What important service was a Roman city expected to provide?

11. What can be done with concrete?

12. What does Lycinus do in order to get more tax money?

13. Why does the house in Pompeii have a hole in the roof?

14. What made the wealthy lifestyle possible?

15. How many families could love in an insulae or apartment house?

16. Who do Marcus and the general visit in Rome?

17. How is the Gallic chieftain punished for the local uprising?

18. What was the function of the barrel vaults in the amphitheatre?

19. What is Aden’s reward for stopping the attack on Augustus?

20. What did the Romans do when a city’s population grew too large?

Follow up questions:

Experience:

21. What is the one thing ancient Roman cities have in common with modern day cities?

Evaluation:

22. What do you think would have been the best or most useful feature or service that a Roman city provided for its citizens?

Significance:

23. What major idea about city planning that the Romans used is still used today in modern cities?

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