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Clothing

Clothing

Roman men wore a tunic and a cloak called a toga.
Roman women wore long dresses called stolas.
Romans used wool and linen to make clothes.
Rich Romans wore colourful clothes with patterns.

Houses

Houses

Romans lived in stone or wooden houses called domus.
- Rich families had courtyards and gardens.
- Poor families lived in wooden apartment blocks called insulae.

Baths

Baths

The Romans built public baths.
Public baths had hot and cold water pools.
Romans went to the baths to keep clean and relax.
- They also went there to meet friends.

1

Changes in Britain from Stone Age to Iron Age

1.1

Introduction to Prehistory

1.1.1Prehistoric Ages & Timelines 1.1.2Archaeology & Artefacts 1.1.3Discovering Prehistory

1.2

Changes through the Prehistoric Ages

1.2.1Houses through the Prehistoric Ages 1.2.2Tool Use through the Prehistoric Ages 1.2.3Food through the Prehistoric Ages

1.3

Life in Prehistoric Times

1.3.1Early Farming & Skara Brae 1.3.2Rituals & Stonehenge 1.3.3Travel & the Beaker Culture 1.3.4Trade & the Amesbury Archer 1.3.5Tribal Kindoms & Danebury Hillfort 1.3.6Art, Culture & the Battersea Shield

2

The Roman Empire & its Impacts on Britain

2.1

The Roman Empire

2.1.1What was the Roman Empire?2.1.2The Roman Army 2.1.3Roman Society 2.1.4Roman Life 2.1.5Gladiators & the Theatre 2.1.6Roman Engineering 2.1.7Roman Art 2.1.8Roman Mythology & Religion

2.2

Roman Britain

2.2.1Julius Caesar Invades Britain 2.2.2Emperor Claudius 2.2.3Claudius Invades Britain 2.2.4Client Rulers 2.2.5Queen Boudica's Rebellion 2.2.6Caledonia 2.2.7Hadrian's Wall 2.2.8‘Romanisation’ of Britain: Town Life 2.2.9‘Romanisation’ of Britain: Industry & Trade 2.2.10‘Romanisation’ of Britain: Religion

3

Britain's Settlement by Anglo-saxons & Scots

3.1

Life After the Romans

3.1.1Roman Withdrawal from Britain 3.1.2Immediate Consequences 3.1.3Changes in Culture & Society 3.1.4Roman Legacy Today 3.1.5Scots & Picts

3.2

The Anglo-Saxons

3.2.1Anglo-Saxon Invasions 3.2.2Why did the Anglo-Saxons Invade?3.2.3Anglo-Saxon Culture 3.2.4Sutton Hoo 3.2.5Beowulf 3.2.6Anglo-Saxon Tribes 3.2.7Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms 3.2.8Christian Conversion 3.2.9Important People during Christian Conversion

4

The Vikings & Anglo-Saxon Struggle for England

4.1

Who were the Vikings?

4.1.1Where & When Lived the Vikings 4.1.2Culture & Beliefs of the Vikings 4.1.3Pirate Raids

4.2

Viking Raids in Britain

4.2.1Lindisfarne & The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 4.2.2Danegeld & The Great Heathen Army

4.3

Vikings Settlements

4.3.1Resistance by Alfred the Great 4.3.2The Danelaw Boundary 4.3.3Vikings in the Danelaw 4.3.4Athelstan, the First King of England

4.4

Struggles in the 10th Century

4.4.1Kings after Athelstan 4.4.2Aethelred the Unready 4.4.3Viking Kings in England 4.4.4King Cnut & Emma of Normandy 4.4.5Kings after Cnut 4.4.6King Edward the Confessor 4.4.7The New King

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1

Changes in Britain from Stone Age to Iron Age

1.1

Introduction to Prehistory

1.1.1Prehistoric Ages & Timelines 1.1.2Archaeology & Artefacts 1.1.3Discovering Prehistory

1.2

Changes through the Prehistoric Ages

1.2.1Houses through the Prehistoric Ages 1.2.2Tool Use through the Prehistoric Ages 1.2.3Food through the Prehistoric Ages

1.3

Life in Prehistoric Times

1.3.1Early Farming & Skara Brae 1.3.2Rituals & Stonehenge 1.3.3Travel & the Beaker Culture 1.3.4Trade & the Amesbury Archer 1.3.5Tribal Kindoms & Danebury Hillfort 1.3.6Art, Culture & the Battersea Shield

2

The Roman Empire & its Impacts on Britain

2.1

The Roman Empire

2.1.1What was the Roman Empire?2.1.2The Roman Army 2.1.3Roman Society 2.1.4Roman Life 2.1.5Gladiators & the Theatre 2.1.6Roman Engineering 2.1.7Roman Art 2.1.8Roman Mythology & Religion

2.2

Roman Britain

2.2.1Julius Caesar Invades Britain 2.2.2Emperor Claudius 2.2.3Claudius Invades Britain 2.2.4Client Rulers 2.2.5Queen Boudica's Rebellion 2.2.6Caledonia 2.2.7Hadrian's Wall 2.2.8‘Romanisation’ of Britain: Town Life 2.2.9‘Romanisation’ of Britain: Industry & Trade 2.2.10‘Romanisation’ of Britain: Religion

3

Britain's Settlement by Anglo-saxons & Scots

3.1

Life After the Romans

3.1.1Roman Withdrawal from Britain 3.1.2Immediate Consequences 3.1.3Changes in Culture & Society 3.1.4Roman Legacy Today 3.1.5Scots & Picts

3.2

The Anglo-Saxons

3.2.1Anglo-Saxon Invasions 3.2.2Why did the Anglo-Saxons Invade?3.2.3Anglo-Saxon Culture 3.2.4Sutton Hoo 3.2.5Beowulf 3.2.6Anglo-Saxon Tribes 3.2.7Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms 3.2.8Christian Conversion 3.2.9Important People during Christian Conversion

4

The Vikings & Anglo-Saxon Struggle for England

4.1

Who were the Vikings?

4.1.1Where & When Lived the Vikings 4.1.2Culture & Beliefs of the Vikings 4.1.3Pirate Raids

4.2

Viking Raids in Britain

4.2.1Lindisfarne & The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 4.2.2Danegeld & The Great Heathen Army

4.3

Vikings Settlements

4.3.1Resistance by Alfred the Great 4.3.2The Danelaw Boundary 4.3.3Vikings in the Danelaw 4.3.4Athelstan, the First King of England

4.4

Struggles in the 10th Century

4.4.1Kings after Athelstan 4.4.2Aethelred the Unready 4.4.3Viking Kings in England 4.4.4King Cnut & Emma of Normandy 4.4.5Kings after Cnut 4.4.6King Edward the Confessor 4.4.7The New King

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