Question

Which passage from "The Great Wall of … England?" expresses a key idea of the text?

The Great Wall of … England? / Hadrian—Uniter of the Roman Empire

Responses

The Romans built roads and water systems and modernized and improved people's lives.
The Romans built roads and water systems and modernized and improved people's lives.

The Great Wall of China is one of the world's best-known human creations. In northern England, not far from the border with Scotland, is a similar structure called Hadrian's Wall.
The Great Wall of China is one of the world's best-known human creations. In northern England, not far from the border with Scotland, is a similar structure called Hadrian's Wall.

Much of this northern region is now called Scotland, but in those times it had no name and was the home of a collection of clans called the Caledonians.
Much of this northern region is now called Scotland, but in those times it had no name and was the home of a collection of clans called the Caledonians.

Hadrian's Wall was built to protect the British people by keeping the Picts and Brigantes north of Roman territory.

Answer 1

The passage that best expresses a key idea of the text is:

"Hadrian's Wall was built to protect the British people by keeping the Picts and Brigantes north of Roman territory."

This statement highlights the primary purpose of Hadrian's Wall and connects it to the larger context of Roman efforts to secure and unify their empire.