05.06 MC)The picture on the left shows a Roman building built nearly 2,000 years ago. The picture on the right shows an American building built less than 200 years ago. Use these photographs to answer the following question. On the left is a photograph of the front of a Roman building. There is a triangle peak and several columns for the front entrance. On the right is the front of a U. S. government building. There is a triangle peak and several columns for the front entrance.
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When compared, what do these two buildings tell us?

Romans did not properly maintain their buildings, unlike how we do today.
American buildings provided a direct source of inspiration for Roman buildings.
Roman buildings provided a direct source of inspiration for American buildings.
Romans preferred inscriptions on the fronts of their buildings, while Americans prefer clocks.