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Roman soldiers and builders

History · Ancient Greece & Rome · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which of these did the Romans build?

    • Airplanes
    • Roads and walls
    • Computers

  2. What were Roman soldiers part of?

    • A powerful marching army
    • A small farming group
    • A group of traders

  3. Some Roman roads and walls can still be seen today.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. A family visits some old stone walls built long ago. What are they most likely looking at?

    • A Roman wall
    • A brand new fence
    • A wooden playground

  5. Roman soldiers marched for many days to reach a faraway city. What does this show about the Roman army?

    • It never left home
    • It only fought near Rome
    • It could travel across a huge empire

  6. Why can we still see some Roman roads today?

    • No one ever walked on them
    • The Romans were skilled builders
    • They were made of paper

  7. A friend says old things always fall apart fast and never last. Roman roads prove this wrong. Why?

    • Roman roads were built so well they lasted thousands of years
    • Roman roads were rebuilt every year
    • Roman roads were never used

  8. Leo says Roman soldiers only guarded one small town and never went anywhere else. Is Leo right?

    • Yes, they never traveled
    • Yes, they stayed in one house
    • No, they marched across a huge empire
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  1. Roads and walls · The Romans built roads and walls that people still see today.
  2. A powerful marching army · Roman soldiers marched together as part of a huge, powerful army.
  3. True · Roman builders built so well that their work has lasted thousands of years.
  4. A Roman wall · Old stone walls like this were often built by the Romans.
  5. It could travel across a huge empire · The Roman army marched far and wide to guard and grow their huge empire.
  6. The Romans were skilled builders · Roman builders built roads so strongly that many have lasted thousands of years.
  7. Roman roads were built so well they lasted thousands of years · Roman roads show that careful building can last thousands of years.
  8. No, they marched across a huge empire · Roman soldiers marched far across the empire, not just one small town.
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