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The changes to life brought about by Roman settlement

I can describe how life changed in Britain due to Roman settlement.

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Year 4

The changes to life brought about by Roman settlement

I can describe how life changed in Britain due to Roman settlement.

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Key learning points

  1. Many Celtic people adopted Ancient Roman ways of life, but some resisted.
  2. Ancient Roman religions were adopted in Britain but often overlapped with older beliefs.
  3. Ancient Roman town building created major urban centres for the first time, connected by paved roads.
  4. Roman settlement meant that people and goods from many countries travelled to Britain e.g. the Ivory Bangle Lady.
  5. Many aspects of life changed for people in Britain, and resistance to Ancient Roman rule and culture varied.

Keywords

  • Romano-British - the culture that developed in Britain after the Ancient Roman conquest is called Romano-British culture

  • Ivory Bangle Lady - the Ivory Bangle Lady was an Ancient Roman with North African family whose skeleton was found in York

Common misconception

Pupils may think that all aspects of religion, or all aspects of buildings changed.

Remind pupils that within an area of study that we define, there can be elements of both change and continuity.

Use the lesson as an opportunity to activate the prior knowledge that pupils have built during this unit. Encourage them to add ideas and details to the images without prompt.
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Hillforts were built by the ...
Ancient Romans
Correct answer: Celts
Q2.
What did the Romans do to the druids?
allowed them to worship freely
forced them to live in one part of Britain
Correct answer: wiped them out on Anglesey
took them to Rome in chains
Q3.
Which statements are correct?
The Romans stopped the worship of all Celtic gods.
Correct answer: The Romans allowed the worship of Celtic gods.
Correct answer: The Romans introduced their own gods to Britain.
Correct answer: The Romans combined some of their gods with Celtic ones.
Correct answer: Celts in Britain had to respect Roman gods.
Q4.
What would be in the middle of an Ancient Roman town?
Correct Answer: forum, the forum, a forum
Q5.
Match the building to its description.
Correct Answer:forum,people used this place to meet

people used this place to meet

Correct Answer:aqueduct,brought clean water to towns

brought clean water to towns

Correct Answer:amphitheatre,place for public entertainment

place for public entertainment

Q6.
The Ancient Romans built to connect new towns across Britain.
Correct Answer: roads, paved roads

6 Questions

Q1.
Which statement is correct?
Correct answer: Celtic rulers had to decide whether to fight the Romans or make peace with them.
Celtic rulers had no chance to make peace, they were all killed by the Romans.
All Celtic rulers decided to fight the Romans.
All Celtic rulers decided to make peace with the Romans.
Q2.
Celtic leaders could keep their land if they …
Correct answer: paid taxes to the Ancient Romans.
travelled to Rome in chains.
joined the Ancient Roman army.
Q3.
Which statements are correct?
Correct answer: The Ancient Romans sometimes combined their gods with Celtic ones.
Correct answer: The Ancient Romans wiped out the druids on Anglesey.
Correct answer: The Ancient Romans introduced their own gods to Britain.
The Ancient Romans began to worship Celtic gods in Rome.
The Ancient Romans banned the worship of Celtic gods.
Q4.
The Ancient Romans built roads, walls and buildings using …
Correct Answer: stone, brick
Q5.
Match the building to its description.
Correct Answer:forum,an Ancient Roman meeting square

an Ancient Roman meeting square

Correct Answer:roundhouse,a Celtic house

a Celtic house

Correct Answer:hillfort,a Celtic settlement

a Celtic settlement

Correct Answer:aqueduct,an Ancient Roman structure for transporting water

an Ancient Roman structure for transporting water

Q6.
The culture that developed in Britain after the Ancient Roman conquest is called ...
British-Roman.
Celtic-British.
Correct answer: Romano-British.
Roman-Celtic.

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