‘Romanisation’ of Britain: Industry & Trade
History: KS2 National Curriculum, topic 2.2.9
‘Romanisation’ of Britain: Industry & Trade
Natural resources
- Romans exploited the natural resources in Britain.
- For example: grains, lead, tin, iron, copper, silver.
Industry
- With the natural resources, the Romans built industries.
- For example: pottery, salt production, glass making, jewellery making.
Trade
- All those products could be sold for money.
- The money was used to buy other products.
- To help with trade, the Romans built more than 10,000 miles of road in Britain.
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