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Boudicca's Revolt Against Rome

History · Ancient Greece & Rome · ages 7-9
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Why did Boudicca revolt against the Romans?

    • The Romans invited her to rule Rome
    • The Romans took her family's land and treated her and her daughters cruelly
    • The Romans gave the Iceni too much gold

  2. Who was Boudicca?

    • The queen of the Iceni tribe in Britain
    • A Roman general sent to conquer Britain
    • A Roman senator who ruled from Rome

  3. Which town did Boudicca's army burn during the revolt?

    • Athens
    • Rome
    • Colchester

  4. Boudicca's army burned Colchester, London, and St Albans. How many Roman towns is that in total?

    ColchesterLondonSt Albans

    Answer: ______________

  5. Boudicca's revolt drove the Romans completely out of Britain forever.

    Circle one:   True   False

  6. Why do people remember Boudicca today?

    • As a symbol of resistance against a powerful empire
    • As the founder of the Roman empire
    • As a Roman tax collector

  7. Why do people still tell Boudicca's story almost 2,000 years later?

    • She built the city of Rome
    • She became the first Roman emperor
    • She showed that even a smaller, outnumbered people could challenge a mighty empire

  8. A classmate says Boudicca revolted because she wanted to become the ruler of Rome. What is wrong with that idea?

    • Boudicca never actually led a revolt
    • Boudicca was already a queen and fought to protect her people and land
    • Boudicca was a Roman general, not a British queen
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  1. The Romans took her family's land and treated her and her daughters cruelly · The Romans broke their promises, seized Iceni land, and mistreated Boudicca's family, which pushed her to fight back.
  2. The queen of the Iceni tribe in Britain · Boudicca ruled the Iceni, a British tribe, before she led her people in revolt against Rome.
  3. Colchester · Boudicca's army burned Colchester, along with London and St Albans.
  4. 3 · Count each town once: Colchester, London, and St Albans make three towns.
  5. False · The Romans eventually defeated Boudicca's army, even though her revolt caused serious damage at first.
  6. As a symbol of resistance against a powerful empire · Boudicca stood up to Rome despite being outnumbered, so she is remembered for her courage and resistance.
  7. She showed that even a smaller, outnumbered people could challenge a mighty empire · Boudicca is remembered because she dared to resist Rome's power, and her courage still inspires people today.
  8. Boudicca was already a queen and fought to protect her people and land · Boudicca was already queen of the Iceni. She fought to defend her people and land from Roman mistreatment, not to rule Rome.
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