? starter activity

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Your teacher will give you a scrap of paper. Draw
a sketch of the person next to you. Ask the
person you draw to assess the accuracy of your
work
? starter activity
An artists impression of Lullingstone Villa
published by English Heritage in 2003. What can
we learn from pictures like this? ? What are the
problems?
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What was life like in a Roman villa?
? Key words villa hypocaust mosaic
? Learning objectives

• TBAT to identify the key features of a Romans and
  assess the usefulness of different sources

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? Your task

• Read through the extract your teacher provides.
  Note down at least 3 examples of improvements the
  Romans brought.
• ?Why would some people want to adopt Roman ways
  following the invasion?

Emperor Claudius invaded Britain in AD43
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Improvements

• Wealth - rich landowners provided jobs and
  invested in new buildings
• New technology hypocaust
• Better farming methods irrigation
• Luxury items mosaics
• Trade with other regions in the Empire

A mosaic from Lullingstone Villa
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? Your task

• Study the sources on the sheet you are given.
  Find and record evidence of
• New technology
• Religion
• Leisure activities
• ? Farming
• Which source is most useful for finding out about
  life at Lullingstone?

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Work in teams of 4. You have a limited time to
design your perfect Roman villa. Think about
including the following features Bathing
facilities Special decorations New
technologies Areas for worship Farming
facilities Areas for recreation An estate agent
will come and value your property and decide
which would be the most marketable to a wealth
Roman looking for a new villa
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? Extension task

• Find out more on the excavations at the Roman
  Villa in Folkestone. Produce your own leaflet to
  the site, highlighting some of the major finds.

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? Homework

• Produce an estate agents leaflet (either a
  folded leaflet or A4 flyer) to the Roman Villa at
  Lullingstone. Include detailed descriptions of
  the following
• Bathing facilities
• Special decorations
• New technologies
• Areas for worship
• Farming facilities
• Areas for recreation

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? Plenary

• Give examples of how life improved under the
  Romans
• How did the sources teach us about
• Religion
• Technology
• Leisure
• Which sources was most useful / least useful for
  finding out about life in the villa?