En anglais

Roman soldiers and builders

History · Ancient Greece & Rome · ages 5-7

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Which task does the lesson say Roman soldiers helped do?
- Build roads and walls
- Sell swords and packs
- Buy shields and packs
What were Roman soldiers part of?
- A group selling goods at a market
- An army trained to work together
- A group growing crops on a farm
Some Roman roads and walls can still be seen today.
Circle one: True False
You see an old stone wall. Nobody has told you who built it. Can you tell it is Roman just because it is old and made of stone?
- No. Stone walls were built by others too.
- Yes. All old stone walls were Roman walls.
- Yes. Only Roman builders could use stone.
Roman soldiers march for many days from Rome to a faraway city. What does this journey show?
- They stayed in one camp near Rome.
- They never traveled outside Rome.
- They could march far beyond Rome.
What helped some Roman roads last for thousands of years?
- They were all built only a few years ago.
- Skilled builders used strong materials.
- People never walked along those roads.
Some Roman roads remain today. Mia says, 'That means every Roman road is still here.' What can you tell Mia?
- Some roads remain. Others were damaged or lost.
- Every road remains. None was ever damaged or lost.
- No roads remain. Each road was damaged or lost.
Leo says, 'Roman roads helped only soldiers travel.' Which lesson fact helps you check his idea?
- Soldiers carried heavy packs on journeys.
- Builders made some roads with strong stone.
- Other people used the roads to travel too.

Answer key

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Build roads and walls · The lesson says soldiers helped build roads and walls. It describes packs, shields and swords as things soldiers carried.
An army trained to work together · Roman soldiers belonged to the Roman army. They trained to work together.
True · True. Some Roman roads and walls have lasted for thousands of years. Some remains have also been repaired.
No. Stone walls were built by others too. · Age and stone alone do not identify the builders. People besides the Romans built stone walls.
They could march far beyond Rome. · Reaching a faraway city after many days shows that these soldiers could march far from Rome.
Skilled builders used strong materials. · Skilled building and strong materials such as stone helped some Roman roads last. Some remains have also been repaired.
Some roads remain. Others were damaged or lost. · Some surviving roads do not show that every road survived. Other Roman roads were damaged or lost.
Other people used the roads to travel too. · Roman roads helped soldiers and other people travel. Other people used them too. That does not fit Leo's claim that they helped only soldiers.