Recap Year 5

Who became the first Roman leader to invade Britain?

• Julius Caesar

• Julius Casanova

• Marco Polo

• Claudius

How many days of public holidays did Caesar gave the citizens of Rome?

• 10

• 20

• 15

• 22

Where was tin mined and smelted?

• Athens

• Italy

• Britain

• Belgae

Around 330 BC, what did the Romans called the unknown islands?

• Bulgaria

• Parisi

• Iceni

• Britannia

People in the British Isles mostly spoke ___ languages, which were like Scottish or Irish Gaelic or Welsh.

• Belgae

• Celtic

• Latin

• Old Norse

Why the British Isles were not the easiest place for a Roman general to conquer?

• too far from the place where all important decisions about the Roman empire were made

• the Romans hated to travel long distance

• hard to get the approval from the king

• too expensive to travel

Caesar's soldiers, famous for their loyalty, felt uneasy about crossing the English Channel and landing on British soil. What was the reason for this?

• they were cowards

• they did not want to leave their families alone

• they did not want to join in the war

• stories about the British Isles made them nervous of what they would find

British merchants had been selling wheat, hunting dogs, slaves and ____ to traders from Gaul, who sold them on to the Romans.

• animals

• golds

• furs

• corns

The Romans were keen to get hold of tin, which was essential for making ____, and used them for all kinds of items - from hairpins and helmets to chariots and cooking pots.

• bronze

• silver

• platinum

• diamond

In which year the people in the British Isles did not think of themselves as one single, united, nation?

• 44 BC

• 55 BC

• 43 AD

• 57 AD