Roman Impact On Britain

Question 1

What job did most Britons do before the Romans arrived in 39BC?

Answer 1

Farmers

Question 2

How was Briton’s government organised before the Romans?

Answer 2

Lots of different tribes with Kings and Queens.

Question 3

What religion did Britons believe in before the Romans?

Answer 3

There were many different religions in Briton such as paganism (belief in natural spirits).

Question 4

How did the Romans change the political organisation of Britain?

Answer 4

The Romans introduced a central government with one strong leader (the emperor in Rome). Briton was ruled by a governor and the army. They introduced a new legal system with laws that everyone had to follow, regardless of where they lived in the empire.

Question 5

Why did the Romans want to invade and conquer Britain in 39BC? (Give two reasons).

Answer 5

Briton was rumoured to have riches such as pearls. It was also considered a scary and lawless place that the Romans would be proud to defeat. It was the next place after the Romans had conquered Europe.

Question 6

Name three new products the Romans brought to Britain through trade.

Answer 6

Wine, olive oil, spices, slaves, horses.

Question 7

What was an aqueduct?

Answer 7

Aqueducts were large bridge like structures that carried water from natural springs, over hundreds of miles to the towns.

Question 8

List three new technologies the Romans brought to Britain.

Answer 8

Concrete, sewers, central heating, roads, baths etc.

Question 9

Give two ways the Romans had a LONG TERM impact on Britain.

Answer 9

Language (Latin), Calendar, currency, roads, town names (Glevum=Gloucester).