The Brick

A brick is a building material used to make walls, pavements and other elements in masonry construction.

YEAR:

The oldest discovered bricks were originally made with shaped mud before 7500 B.C.

The first to use them were the Neolithic farmers in 9500 B.C.

INVENTOR:

It wasn´t a particular person who invented the brick. The first area to use them were the Mesopotamic, Indian and Egyptian civilitations.

Roman Brick

Actual Brick

 

WHY WAS IT A GOOD INVENTION?:

It was a good invention because it allowed to have better places to live. In addition, it made possible to build great monuments, because brick is lighter than stone, but stronger than wood or straw...

IMPROVEMENTS:

It improved the way of life: better houses, roads, aqueducts, city protection with higher walls.

NEGATIVE EFFECTS:

A negative effect could be the over construction. 

By Nuria Sayas (3º ESO A)