History // Ancient Greece & Rome
Roman soldiers & builders
Know that Roman soldiers marched across a huge empire building straight roads and strong walls, and that some Roman roads, walls, and buildings can still be seen today — showing that the Romans were powerful builders whose work has lasted thousands of years
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If your family drove along a very straight old road or visited Roman ruins, could the learner tell you that the Romans built things so well they've lasted thousands of years?
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Topic // Mastery
What mastery looks like
- Describe Roman soldiers as part of a powerful army that marched across an empire
- Name something the Romans built that we can still see today such as roads or walls
- Explain that Roman buildings and roads lasted because the Romans were skilled builders
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2 topicsAncient Greece & Rome // Ages 5 to 7
Roman builders need geographic context
- Romulus & RemusHelpful
Ancient Greece & Rome // Ages 5 to 7
Roman soldiers build on knowing Rome exists as a civilisation
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Roman soldiers & builders
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