The Roman Empire

Our topic for history this week is the Roman Empire.

Monday

To understand the size and timescale of the Roman Empire by drawing conclusions from maps and timescales

Task 1: Draw a timeline and place the 12 events from the Roman Empire Timeline cards (see below) in chronological order. Also have a go at drawing the events.

Chronological order means the order in which things happen.

Remember,

BC stands for 'Before Christ' which means anything before Jesus was born

AD stands for 'Anno Domino' which means anything after Jesus was born

Tuesday

To learn about the spread of the Roman Empire (Roman invasion of Britain)

Task: Read the ‘Roman Invasion of Britain’ text and answer the questions (document below). Once you've finished, check your answers.

Wednesday

To understand why the Romans built new roads in Britain, know where some of the main roads ran to and from and know how the roads were made

Task 1: Draw and label these Roman roads on the map of Britain below (just like The Fosse Way in the document above). Use a different colour for each road (if you have colours).

1. The Fosse Way, Exeter to Lincoln
2. Stane Street, Chichester to London
3. Dere Street, York to Scotland
4. Ermine street, London to York (via Lincoln)
5. Akeman Street, St Albans to Cirencester

Task 2: Have a go at making a 3D Roman road model (if you have the resources). See the images below.

Thursday

To understand how the Roman Empire affected different people and how they felt and reacted to the changes that were being made

Task 1: Answer the following questions (different perspectives).

Task 2: Choose at least 3 of the characters who you have read about and answer the questions which are next to their names (click the image to see the questions).