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David cannizzaro **//__ The day a pile of bricks collapse on me __//** It was 3 or 4 years ago on a summer day when my neighbors James who was 13 and Stephen who is 14 and my brother who was 6 or 7, I couldn’t remember. It was at least 80 or 90 degrees at least if I could remember and we all were playing in my yard a game called wiffle ball. We played and played it was so fun but the heat was killing us and we were thirsty and hungry. So we decided to build a hideout or a fort. James asked his dad to build us one out of wood but he said not today. Then I saw that my tarp that covered the pool was off of course because it was summer. So I remember I said "hey guys look we can use that tarp" and yes we did, what other option. So we got it up on my slide and it wouldn’t stay so I thought and thought and, what interrupted me was my mom calling us for lunch and we got it and begged to eat outside and she said yes. The only problem was that we still needed to get something heavy to keep the tarp up and that’s when it came to me, bricks. stephen said okay and stephen and james went and got 6 bricks and put them up, and it looked amazing and in there, we ate our lunch but after lunch james went to his house and I remember him getting poptarts for me and him and we shared with everyone and my brother and I were fighting over a bigger piece and it fell in the dirt. Then I took my piece I got in the begging and leaned back and ate, ohh and I remember 3 bricks can right down and one brick hit me in the head and I couldnt get up i was bleeding all over my body and the ground was all blood and stephen and james picked me up and picked me up I was awake and then when they carried me I went unconsious, I was bleeding so much they told me and I went to the hospital and they thought I was going to get a concussion and my parents were crying and I was not up I was just on the hospital bed but I knew I wasnt able to get up and hug her, if that was the last time but then after several hours of pain the doctor told my parents that they got lucky that it hit me in the good spot and if the brick hit me in right spot I wouldnt be standing here this day. Ohh I was in a relif when I got to go home and in my own bed. Half of this story I wasnt awake I was unconsious but my family told me what happened from this day on I never ever went near a brick again.

Roads Made by romes legions of soldiers. The purpose is it would be easier to move and trade things because if they are on grass it would be harder to push things.
 * 1) (__Our World__, page 238) Who built Rome’s roads, and what purpose would the roads have had in trade and in military conquest?


 * 1) (__Our World__, page 70, page 238 and 239) What is an aqueduct, and why were aqueducts important in the expansion or enlargement of the Roman Empire?

6. What were the features of Rome in 100 A.D. that made it “more civilized” than Europe in 1800? (Peter Temin’s “The Economy of…”) They had better paved streets and sewage disposal, fresh water supply, and fire protection; therefor Rome had a better civilization in 100a.d then Europe in 1800.

7. Throughout what overall region did Roman trade spread? (Peter Temin’s “The Economy of…”)

Economy of…”) The Roman Empire, the senators and knights.
 * 1) Who had most of the wealth in Rome? (Peter Temin’s “The


 * 1) Who was in the Roman middle class? (Peter Temin’s “The Economy of…”)


 * 1) Who was at the bottom of the Roman “social ladder”? (Peter Temin’s “The Economy of …”) The society had the least amount of money, therefor they were at the bottom of the ladder.


 * 1) Where did Rome get its grain? (Peter Temin’s “The Economy of…” )

Olive oil was exported to Rome from Spain and Africa. Therefor it was exported there.
 * 1) Where did Rome get its olive oil? (Peter Temin’s “The Economy…”)

Roman laborers were paid by piece rates based on what they made others, daily wages.
 * 1) How were people paid in Rome? (Peter Temin’s “The Economy of…”)

Romans soldiers of ten built roads and monuments where they were stationed.
 * 1) What did Roman soldiers do? (Peter Temin’s “The Economy of…”)

Roman arch, aqueducts, theaters.s
 * 1) Name at least five technological improvements of the Romans (Peter Temin’s “The Economy of…”) one of the was concrete,

The romans were the first in the west to establish a wide area within which business could be transacted safety.
 * 1) How would Rome’s strong government have been helpful to promoting wealth and business activity?