St John and St Francis Church School – Knowledge and Skills Organiser

History Topic: Romans

Big Question:Would you prefer to be a gladiator or a premiership footballer?

Year 5 Autumn 2

Hook Start: Classroom invasion! Wow End: Cadcharacters, parent showcase of Roman artefacts that are created by children.

General overview:

Roman Britain was a province of the Roman Empire from 43 to 409. Before the invasions the tribes of Britain had already established cultural and economic links with continental Europe, but the Roman invaders introduced new developments in agriculture, urbanisation, industry, and architecture. After the initial rebellions of Caratacus and Boudicca, the Romans controlled the lands south of Hadrian’s Wall in relative peace & a distinctively RomanoBritish culture developed. From 400 Britain suffered repeated attacks from barbarian invasions and in c. 409 Roman officials departed. Over the next 150 years most of the Roman cities fell into ruins, nevertheless, the legacy of Roman rule was felt for many centuries.

Key Knowledge/Skills: Key Vocabulary:Roman Empire and its impact on Britain (Somerset).

- Develop increasingly secure chronological knowledge and understanding of history, local, British and world.

- Use correct terminology to describe events in the past.

- Record knowledge and understanding in a variety of ways.

- Devise, ask and answer more complex questions about the past, considering key concepts in history.

- Begin to offer explanations about why people in the past acted as they did.

- AD – Addo Domini, the time after the birth of Jesus Christ.

- BC – the time before the birth of Jesus Christ.- Boudicca – Queen of the Iceni.- Celtic Tribes – the tribes (Celts) that lived in Britain

during the Iron Age. They also lived on mainland Europe.

- Chariot – a vehicle with two wheels pulled by horses or ponies.

- Citizen – a person who belongs to a country and has the legal rights offered to the people of that country.

- Conquer – to take control of a place by fighting.- Dictator – a ruler who has total power.- Emperor – a person who rules an Empire.- Empire – a group of countries that are controlled by

one ruler.- Gual – the area where France and Holland is today.

The Guals were a Celtic Tribe from Gual.- Gladiator – a person who fought people or animals

for entertainment.- Government – a group of people who control and

make decisions for a country.- Hillfort – an area or settlement built on high ground

and enclosed within a class.- Iceni tribe – a Celtic tribe led by Boudicca into a

rebellion against the Romans.- Kingdom – an area of Land ruled by a King or

Queen.- Legion – the main unit of the Roman army. - Mosaic – a picture made of tiny tiles. The Romans

used it in their villas.- Picts – a Celtic tribe lived in Northern Britain (now

Scotland).- Public bath – a building, like a spa today, where

people went to exercise, wash and meet others.- Rebellion – where people join together to fight

against a person or group.- Roman Governor – a person that was in charge or

an area of the Roman Empire.- Saxons – a warrior tribe from Europe.- Scots – a Celtic tribe from Ireland.- Taxes – money people pay to the Government.

Timeline of events:

Website links:Websites: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/roman_remains/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/zwmpfg8 Timeline: https://www.thoughtco.com/55-bc-450-ad-timeline-112599Boudicca’s attack: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z9v3cdmBoudicca’s revolt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZy-QmJAP54http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/http://www.enhancemyvocabulary.com/word-roots_latin.htmlWar Cry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVSJK1jMxPI&feature=youtu.be