Ancient Rome – Roman Roads KS3 History Lesson

Ancient Rome – Roman Roads KS3 History Lesson

This fully resourced KS3 History lesson explores the engineering, purpose, and impact of Roman roads, showing how they helped expand and control the Roman Empire. Students learn how roads were built, their strategic and economic importance, and their legacy in the modern world.

The lesson follows a Video – Resource – Quiz structure, making it suitable for both classroom teaching and home learning. It includes:

Teacher tutorial video (ideal for homework or remote study)

Literacy and numeracy settler activity

Contextual information and maps to support teacher explanation

Documentary clip activity with an extension task

Guided reading activity to develop comprehension and analytical skills

Roman road diagram and labelling task

Paragraph writing skills activity to consolidate learning

Knowledge-check plenary

Online self-marking quiz to assess understanding

All required resources included at the end of the PowerPoint

Tried and tested over many years, this lesson blends visual, practical, and literacy-focused activities to build secure knowledge of Roman engineering and infrastructure.

Other lessons in the series:

Roman Intro

The Founding of Rome – Romulus and Remus

The Roman Army

Punic Wars

Pompeii & Roman Life

Roman Government – The Republic

Medicine and Public Health

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