Daily Life in a Roman Town

CONCEPTUAL

History›Ancient Greece & Rome|Ages 7—9|ID: mt_6nqVnVdexe

Describe daily life in a Roman town — the forum (marketplace and meeting place), public baths, amphitheatre, and villas — and explain that the Romans were brilliant engineers who built straight roads, aqueducts to carry water, underfloor heating (hypocaust), and Hadrian's Wall to mark the empire's northern frontier in Britain

Mastery Evidence

Describe at least three features of a Roman town such as forum, baths, or amphitheatre
Explain what an aqueduct was and why the Romans built them
Describe Hadrian's Wall and say why it was built

Assessment Prompt

“If your family visited Roman ruins like a bathhouse or Hadrian's Wall, could [child] explain what they were used for and how the Romans built them?”

Prerequisites1

Roman Army and Conquest of Britain
hardAges 7—9

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Roman Army and Conquest of Britain hard
Roman towns and engineering build on Roman army and invasion context
- Roman soldiers & builders hard
  Deepens basic Roman soldiers/builders from 5-7
  - Ancient Greece and Rome on the Map hard
    Roman builders need geographic context
    - Egypt, the Nile, and the Desert soft
      Greece & Rome geography builds on Ancient Egypt geography — both Mediterranean civilisations, Egypt came first chronologically
  - Romulus & Remus soft
    Roman soldiers build on knowing Rome exists as a civilisation
    - Ancient Greece and Rome on the Map hard
      Romulus & Remus needs geographic context of Italy/Rome
      - Egypt, the Nile, and the Desert soft
        Greece & Rome geography builds on Ancient Egypt geography — both Mediterranean civilisations, Egypt came first chronologically

Unlocks3

Greek and Roman Architecture
hardAges 9—11
Roman Republic and Empire
hardAges 9—11
Gladiators & Pompeii
softAges 7—9