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The Roman Army and the Conquest of Britain

History · Ancient Greece & Rome · ages 7-9
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  1. About how many soldiers were in one Roman legion?

    • 50,000
    • 5,000
    • 500

  2. What is a Roman legion?

    • Group of trained soldiers
    • A kind of Roman house
    • A tool used on Roman farms

  3. Julius Caesar raided Britain before Claudius conquered it.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Why did the Romans want to expand their empire into places like Britain?

    • For land, resources, taxes, and glory
    • Because Britain had no rivers to cross
    • Because Roman soldiers wanted colder weather

  5. Which Roman leader actually conquered Britain and made it part of the empire?

    • Julius Caesar
    • Emperor Augustus
    • Emperor Claudius

  6. What made Roman soldiers in a legion so hard to beat in battle?

    • They never practiced before fighting
    • Years of training and discipline
    • They fought alone instead of together

  7. Rome usually invaded places for land, resources, taxes, and glory. Which choice best explains why Claudius wanted Britain?

    • Britain offered land, metals, taxes, glory
    • Britain had nothing Rome could ever use
    • Rome invaded only for fun, with no real reason

  8. A story claims Claudius was the very first Roman to see Britain, in 55 BC. What is wrong with this story?

    • Nothing is wrong with the story
    • Britain was never visited by any Roman
    • 55 BC: Caesar's raid, not Claudius's
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  1. 5,000 · A legion held roughly 5,000 trained soldiers fighting as one team.
  2. Group of trained soldiers · A legion was a big, organized unit of soldiers who trained together for years.
  3. True · Caesar raided in 55 BC. Claudius conquered Britain almost 100 years later, in AD 43.
  4. For land, resources, taxes, and glory · Rome gained farmland, valuable metals, new taxpayers, and glory for its emperors.
  5. Emperor Claudius · Claudius led the conquest in AD 43. Caesar had only raided Britain, in 55 BC.
  6. Years of training and discipline · Discipline and long training let a legion fight as one strong, organized team.
  7. Britain offered land, metals, taxes, glory · Britain offered exactly what Rome wanted: good land, valuable metals, and new taxpayers.
  8. 55 BC: Caesar's raid, not Claudius's · Caesar raided Britain in 55 BC. Claudius did not conquer it until AD 43, almost 100 years later.
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