Lisarow High School
Preliminary Ancient History
THE CITY OF ROME
Carnovale
Text: Time Traveller: Rome and the Romans
1) One the Road to Rome pages 4-5
List the resources the city needs that are gathered from the
surrounding countryside
2) In the Streets of Rome pages 6-7
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Draw up two columns labelled “building” ⅓ size and “function and
description” ⅔ size
List the buildings you can identify in the city in column 1
Fill in as much information as you can on the function and
description of each building in column2
3) Shops and Markets pages 12-13
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Draw up two columns labelled “shop” ⅓ size and “function and
description” ⅔ size
List the shops you can identify in the city in column 1
Fill in as much information as you can on the function and
description of each shop in column 2
4) Afternoon at the Baths pages 14-15
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Describe in point form the activities that went on in the Public
Baths
5) Gladiators and Charioteers p16-17
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Make a heading The Colosseum
Make a summary of events that occurred in this amphitheatre
Make a heading The Circus
Make a summary of events that occurred in the circus
6) Building in the City p18-19
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What are the building materials used in Rome ?
How are each of them made?
List the different jobs that were associated with building in Rome
7) Roman Empire p28-29
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Draw up two columns labelled “province” ⅓ size and “trade items
” ⅔ size
List all the provinces you can find in column 1
Find the trade items that were obtained from each place in
column 2