1. Why did the Romans leave Britain?
WALT – explore the impact of the Roman Empire

2. CAUSES CONSEQUENCES THE EMPERORS OF ROME WERE GREEDY
THE DEFENCES OF THE
EMPIRE WERE STRONG ON
THE EDGES, BUT WEAK IN
THE MIDDLE
SOLDIERS WANTED
MORE PAY
POOR PEOPLE WERE DRIVEN
TO CRIME
What caused the Empire to collapse?
Can you match the causes to the consequences?
IN 73 YEARS THERE WERE
23 EMPERORS. 20 OF
THESE WERE MURDERED.
THE BORDERS WERE COSTING
MORE AND MORE TO DEFEND
POWERFUL GENERALS KEPT
FIGHTING AMONG THEMSELVES
ABOUT WHO SHOULD BE THE NEXT
EMPEROR
ONCE TRIBES BROKE
THROUGH THE DEFENCES IT
WAS EASY TO KEEP GOING

3. What good ideas did the Romans come up with?
Jot down what ideas the Romans came up with!

4. What the Romans did for us...
Sanitation (sewage)
Aqueducts
Education
Irrigation ( water supply)
The calendar
Coins
Cement and bricks
Public heated baths
Turnips and carrots
Paved streets and pavements
Apples, pears and grapes
Benefits (free food) for the poor
Roads
Wine
Cats
Stinging nettles
Towns
Glass
Street Cleaners
Shops
Laws
Discussion – what are these things?

5. Complete one of the tasks below that include the following:
Reasons why the Romans left Britain.
What good things the Romans left us and why they are good.
Across stick poem
Extended spider diagram
Poster

6. Roman Bingo Aqueducts Sword Baths Sewers Empire Colosseum
Hadrian’s Wall Gladiator
Vindolanda Jewellery
Housesteads Toga
Javelin Sandals
Armour Legion
Shield Centurion
Wool
Corn
Gold