Roman soldiers & builders

HistoryAncient Greece & RomeAges 5–7

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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Connect Roman building work with surviving evidence while noticing what has been lost.

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partial: 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
No real ruin visit or road identification; description’s universal durability implication is limited to surviving examples.
partial: Describe Roman soldiers as part of a powerful army that marched across an empire
No real ruin visit or road identification; description’s universal durability implication is limited to surviving examples.
partial: Name something the Romans built that we can still see today such as roads or walls
No real ruin visit or road identification; description’s universal durability implication is limited to surviving examples.
partial: Explain that Roman buildings and roads lasted because the Romans were skilled builders
No real ruin visit or road identification; description’s universal durability implication is limited to surviving examples.
partial: If your family drove along a very straight old road or visited Roman ruins, could {{name}} tell you that the Romans built things so well they've lasted thousands of years?
No real ruin visit or road identification; description’s universal durability implication is limited to surviving examples.

No real ruin visit or road identification; description’s universal durability implication is limited to surviving examples.

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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

“If your family drove along a very straight old road or visited Roman ruins, could your child tell you that the Romans built things so well they've lasted thousands of years?”

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Type: Conceptual
Subject: History
Domain: Ancient Greece & Rome
Age range: Ages 5–7