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Thursday, 11 May 2017

Social Studies Week 1

Technology and Change
Fill in the table below about the technology used during Roman times in the Movie Gladiator
Name:Brandon
Army/Weapons
Swords, bows, Roman Army, spears

Clothing
Armor, old clothes, toga's, tunecks, golden braclets
Emperor
Marcus Aurelius
Entertainment
Gladiators and fighting in the Collosuim
Buildings
Collosuim
Food
Bread soup
Jobs
Emperor, entertainers, fighters, army
Transport
Carts and horses
Write down five changes that happen to Maximus Decimus Meridius over the movie
He died
Was in the army
lost the job of being an emperor
Becoming a slave
He killed the emperor


  1. How many units (cohorts) made up the Roman Legion?10
  2. What were cohorts divided into? the first cohorts contained 5 centuries of 160 (crack ) troops
  3. What was a commander of these groups called? centurion
  4. Who was the top commander? primus pillas


Who could be a Roman Legionary?Only Roman citizens could sign up for the army.
Were they allowed to marry? they couldn't marry
How far did they march most days? twenty miles a day

who is a centurion? a commander of a cohorts
what was different about his uniform? it has less Armour
what did he use his vine stick for?to wack people with it
how was a centurian different to a normal legionary?they were senior
how long would it take to become a centuran or an optia?

1 comment:

  1. Well done on your work completion Brandon. Make sure that you complete the work from week 3 for your blog too (colosseum, aqueducts etc).

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