MONUMENTAL STRUCTURES

TIMEPERIODS

• The Roman Empire went through 753-509BC
• Medieval Europe went through the 5th-15th century
• Monumental Structure: A large man-made building used to serve a purpose.

THE ROMAN EMPIRE

The Romans created:
Aqueducts
Temples
And roads

FAMOUS ROMAN CREATIONS

• They built aqueducts to help give their cities running water.
• They created temples to honor and worship their Gods.
• They made roads so that their military,and eventually anyone,can travel long distances easily

MEDIEVAL EUROPE

The Europeans created:
Castles
Churches
And moats

FAMOUS EUROPEAN CREATIONS

• They built castles to protect themselves from invaders
• They built churches because they feared and worshiped their God.
• They built moats to protect themselves from invaders

THE MOST MEMORABLE ROMAN STRUCTURE WAS THE AQUEDUCTS

• The aqueducts were used to transport water anywhere in in roman cities
• The first aqueduct was built in the 7th century BCE
• It was built with stone,brick, or concrete and integrated gravity to help.

THE MOST MEMORABLE EUROPEAN STRUCTURE IS THE CHURCH

• The church was built to worship God.
• The first major church was built in the 5th century CE
• Church's were built with the finest,and most expensive materials of the time.

WHY ROMANS NEED AUQEDUCTS

WHY EUROPE NEEDED CHURCHES