What have the Romans ever done for Britain? Loads. This episode of History ticks off some of the ways Britain changed forever after the Roman invasion.
Vocabulary:
• BOOTY
Any valuable things or money stolen by an army at war or by thieves.
• SLAVE
A person who is legally owned by someone else and has to work for that person.
• LEAD
A chemical element that is a very heavy, soft, dark grey, poisonous metal, used especially in the past on roofs and for pipes and also for protection against radiation.
• TIN
A chemical element that is a silver-coloured metal, often combined with other metals or used to cover and protect other metals.
• AD
Abbreviation for Anno Domini : a Latin phrase meaning "in the year of the Lord", which is used when referring to a year after Jesus Christ was born.
• SCRAP
A fight or argument, especially a quick, noisy one about something not important.
• TO SOAK UP
To absorb or enjoy something.
• THE BULK OF
Most of something.
• WHOPPING
Extremely large.
• PLUM
A small, round fruit with a smooth, usually red-purple skin, sweet flesh, and a single large seed.
• LANDLORD
A person or organization that owns a building or an area of land and is paid by other people for the use of it.
• SUSTAIN
To cause or allow something to continue for a period of time.
Source: English Heritage