Brick_Worksheet+2

-Brick **compares** favorably with stone **as a** structural material for its fire-and-weather resisting qualities and for the ease of production, transportation, and laying. -The size of bricks **is** limited by the need for efficient drying, firing, and handling, **but** shapes, along with the techniques of bricklaying, have varied widely throughout history
 * a. Comparison and contrast **

The commonest ancient Roman bricks **were** cut into triangles and laid **with** the base out and the apex set into a concrete filling that provided additional strength.
 * b. Description **

The versatility of the medium was expanded in ancient Rome **by** improvements in the manufacture of both brick and mortar and by new techniques of laying and bonding
 * c. Exemplification **

Bricks may be used in construction only in conjunction with mortar, **since** the unit is too small, too light, and too irregular to be stabilized by weigh
 * d. Cause/Effect **

Employed **throughout** the Middle Ages, brick grained greater popularity **from** the 16th. Century on, particularly in northern Europe.
 * e. Chronology **