Exposure: Roman Roads

Title: Roman roads

Date: 509 BC to 476 AD

Nationality: Roman

Creator: Romans

Medium: Sand, gravel, stone

http://www.werribeesc.vic.edu.au/webquests/roman_webquest/roads.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/roads_and_places/

Roman roads connected the whole empire and were arguably one of the most important ways they kept their empire intact. The roads created channels of information that allowed ideas and knowledge to spread. When a conquered people had this exposure, it added to their existing knowledge. They people began to learn and use these new ideas and became different in the way they operated (becoming Roman citizens, building Roman buildings, etc.). They gained greater context of the world around them and found different ways to do things. This exposure to information is vital to the learning process. A new civilization needs to realize the need to be open to new channels of information and to listen to ideas of those around them. These interactions allow people to gain exposure to more ideas, which is an important part of the learning process. After the three previous artifacts where the broad elements of learning are discussed, this introduces the first step in the actual process, which is exposure to new ideas. Exposure means people can start learning.