'The Romans improved Britain and made it a far more civilised place' How far do you agree with this?

'The Romans improved Britain and made it a far more civilised place' How far do you agree with this?

1. Building

   • Villas
     • Countryside
       • Farm Land
     • Decorated
       • Mosaics
         • Tiles
         • Stones
         • Floor
       • Paintings
         • Walls
     • Central heating
       • Hypocaust
       • Example
     • Large
     • Stone
     • Running water
       • Nearby spring

2. Roads

   • 100 years- 10,000 miles of roads
   • All the roads go to rome
     • Except
       • Fosse way
         • South west - North east

3. Before Romans

   • Celts
     • Roundhouses
       • Mud
       • Stone
       • Straw
       • Very Basic
       • For the rich
       • Example
     • Hill forts
       • Defended settlements
     • Most were Farmers
     • Druids
       • Preists
     • Polytheists
       • Many Gods
     • One course meal
       • One pot cookery
     • Celtic language

4. Poorer people

   • Farmhouses
     • Rented
     • Not as comfortable

5. Language

   • Origins of English
   • English= 29% latin

6. Food

   • Wine
   • Fruit
     • Apples
     • Grapes
     • Pears
   • Vegtables
     • Cabbage
     • Turnips
     • Carrots
     • Peas
     • Cucumbers
     • Radishes
     • Asparagus
     • Garlic
     • Onion
   • Olive Oil
   • Walnuts
   • Sweet Chestnuts

7. Public Places

   • Shops
   • Heated Baths
   • Public Libraries
   • Parks

8. Animals

   • Cats
   • Rabbits
   • Pheasants
   • Peacocks
   • Guinea Fowl

9. People

   • Jobs
     • Street Cleaners
     • Police
     • Firemen
   • Appearance
     • Men- 1.68m
     • Women- 1.57m
   • Family life
     • Head- Father
       • Paterfamilias
     • In the family
       • All blood relitives
       • Slaves

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