Roman Road Layers and Network Organizer

Pair the three organizers with a unit on engineering and the three government sheets with a unit on the republic. Social Classes in Ancient Rome and Roman Offices and U.S. Offices Side by Side each run 3 pages.

Label the layers of a Roman road, then explain how roads served the army and merchants. The directions on the page read: Read the text. Use the layer descriptions to write each layer's name in the box that points to that layer. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 7th grade Ancient History, and it works the same at home or at school. At home, a student can work through it alone and then go over it with you, which shows quickly what is solid and what needs another look. In class it works as independent practice, homework or a warm-up, and you can print one copy or a full set.

They had no pumps. Water moved only by gravity, so each aqueduct ran gently downhill from its source to the city.

A well-made road could have four layers, starting with the statumen of large stones, then the rudus, the nucleus and the paved top. Roman Road Layers and Network Organizer has students label them.

It was a ladder of elected offices in the late Roman Republic, with a minimum age for each step. The first step was quaestor, at age 30 or older.

Two consuls served one year terms and could veto each other, while a U.S. President serves four years and can be impeached. Roman Offices and U.S. Offices Side by Side compares them in a chart.