Ruina montium

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ruina-montium

Step 2 · Questions

1. 1. What is the mining methodology?

2. 2. What is the primary source?

3. 3. What does the name "Ruina montium" mean and why did the Romans use it?

4. 4. How did the Romans use water to break the mountain?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

• Hydrostatic Pressure

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.