Year+6

History

 * Roman Gods and Goddesses Assignment: due Wednesday 4th July**



[|Roman Gods]

__//Gladiators//__

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[|You wouldn't want to be a Roman Gladiator!]

Extra... to watch at home:

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Great fiction books set in Ancient Rome: [|//Atticus of Rome,// 30 B.C. by Barry Denenberg. (Scholastic, 2004)] [|//Detectives in Togas// by Henry Winterfield. (Harcourt, 2002)] [|//Song for a dark Queen// by Rosemary Sutcliff. (Silver Whistle, 2002)]

Test Topics (Test: Wednesday, 13th June, 2012)


 * Primary and secondary sources; BC and AD
 * Women & men; living in ancient Rome
 * Ancient roman army
 * Roman soliders
 * The Roman republic
 * Julius Caesar & the Roman Empire
 * Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
 * Gladiators

7.02.2012

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Use these links to answer the questions on your worksheet. [|BBC The Roman Army] [|Dress a Roman Soldier] [|Penalty Shootout!]



29.02.2012

Using the map of the ancient Roman Empire (CE 117) below, colour and complete your own map. You need to:

1. Outline and colour in the map to show how far the ancient Roman Empire reached. 2. Mark and colour the following seas in blue: Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Red Sea, Atlantic Ocean. 3. Name and mark the location of the following cities: Byzantium, Jerusalem, Alexandria, Rome, London, Larthage, Babylon. 4. Name and mark the following countries: Germania, Gaul, Britain, Syria, Egypt, Cappadocia, Macedonia, Lusitania. 5. Colour and name the following rivers: Rhine, Danube, Rhone, Tigirs, Nile and Euphrates.

This task is due on Wednesday 7th March.



**Geography - Water Cycle & River Features Revision**
Assessment Test 2 - Topics to revise:
 * The water cycle
 * Drainage basins
 * River processes & features
 * How people use rivers
 * Erosion, transportation and deposition

Water Cycle [|Label a diagram of the water cycle!] [|Is it related to the water cycle?] [|Water Cycle terms scrambled] [|Water Cycle Quiz]

River Features and Processes [|River Basin terms scrambled] [|River Terms - walk the plank] [|Rivers - Fling the Teacher] [|River Processes - penalty shootout] [|Background to Rivers quiz]

Some clips to watch...

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Interested in Geography? Take a look...

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