Quiz · Roads That Built an Empire

Question 1What is the main idea of this talk?

Roman milestones were carved from expensive stone Roman roads connected the empire and many are still used today Roman soldiers were the fastest marchers in history Modern highways in Europe were built by traders

Question 2How many kilometres of stone roads did the Romans build?

More than eighty thousand kilometres About eight hundred kilometres Exactly two thousand kilometres Nearly eight million kilometres

Question 3Why did engineers make the roads slightly curved?

So that milestones could be seen from far away So that soldiers could hide behind the bends So that rainwater would run off the surface So that traders would travel more slowly