KS3 Romans - Why Was the Roman Army So Effective?

This lesson contains:

• A starter that discusses the problems Rome has with such large territory. Students explore the idea that the army needed to be large etc.
• A walkthrough of some of the major threats the Romans faced from abroad. The Iberians, Parthians and Britons are used as examples with a question to answer for each.
• An overview of the major tactics used. The lesson teases, from hints on the board, at the wedge, testudo and use of catapaults. There are images and video footage to support each, as well as two extra slides with a ballista and seige tower on for extra information.
• A slide on the importance of roads to the armies too with a chance to discuss it.
• The main task which asks students to use information sheets provided to complete the worksheet to show how effective the army was. For each section they also rate the effectiveness of each reason to help form a judgement.
• A plenary gap fill exercise to summarise the lesson.

Attachments:

• 1 x Powerpoint Presentation
• 2 x Publisher Files