Starter quiz
- The remains of Ancient Roman buildings have been found in ...
- England ✓
- Scotland ✓
- Wales ✓
- Ireland
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- Match the building material to where it was used in a Celtic roundhouse.
- wattle and daub⇔walls ✓
- thatch⇔roof ✓
- What sort of structure did the Emperor Hadrian order to be built across northern Britain?
- a wall ✓
- a road
- a villa
- a temple
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- Rich Romans built ______ in the countryside.
- mountains
- towns
- villas ✓
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- The Romans sometimes combined their own gods with Celtic ones, creating hybrids such as ...
- Cernunnos.
- Sulis Minerva. ✓
- Diana.
- Zeus.
- Jupiter.
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- A hypocaust system was ...
- a way to count sheep.
- woven twigs and rods that have been covered in clay.
- an Ancient Roman underfloor heating system. ✓
- a type of plant material, like straw.
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Exit quiz
- The largest settlements the Celts built were called ...
- 'hillforts' ✓
- The Romans connected their towns with paved ...
- 'roads' ✓
- ______ was Roman Britain's second largest town.
- Colchester
- London
- Caerwent
- Cirencester ✓
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- An amphitheatre was ...
- surrounded by wooden fences for protection.
- a large arena for public entertainment. ✓
- bridges used to transport clean drinking water to towns.
- an important meeting area in the middle of a town.
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- Match the part of the town to the correct description.
- aqueduct⇔series of bridges used to transport clean drinking water to towns ✓
- amphitheatre⇔large arena for public entertainment ✓
- forum⇔the most important meeting area in a town ✓
- The streets in Ancient Roman towns were in a ______ pattern.
- circle
- grid ✓
- animal
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Key learning points
- The largest settlements built by the Celts were small hillforts.
- The Ancient Romans introduced towns, connected by roads across Britain.
- Cirencester (Corinium Dobunnorum) was Roman Britain's second largest town.
- Towns like Cirencester were designed in grids with the forum in the centre and some had aqueducts.
- Some big towns like Cirencester had amphitheatres which were used for public entertainment.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that all people in Roman Britain lived in Roman towns.
Make it clear to pupils that although many people came to the towns, Britain remained largely rural, with lots of small Celtic settlements.
Keywords
Hillfort - a Celtic hillfort was built on top of a hill and surrounded by wooden fences for protection
Amphitheatre - an amphitheatre was a large arena that hosted public entertainment like gladiator fights
Forum - a forum was an important area in the middle of an Ancient Roman town where people would meet
Aqueduct - an aqueduct was a series of bridges used to transport clean drinking water to towns
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