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6th grade What Rome left us: roads, aqueducts, arches, Latin and law worksheet

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What Rome left us: roads, aqueducts, arches, Latin and law

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  1. Read this first

    Latin roots in English

    Latin wordMeaningEnglish words from it
    aqua?aquatic, aquarium
    mareseamarine
    domushousedomestic
    muruswallmural
    urbscityurban
    portadoor or gateportal

    The cell marked ? is blank.

  2. Noah's chart has a blank: what does the Latin word aqua mean?

    • A door or gate
    • Wall
    • Sea
    • Water

  3. Pia's chart has a blank: which English word comes from urbs, city?

    • Urban
    • Marine
    • Usual
    • Mural

  4. Ren's chart has a blank: what does murus mean?

    • City
    • Music
    • Wall
    • House

  5. Latin roots in English

    Latin wordMeaningEnglish words from it
    aquawateraquatic, aquarium
    mareseamarine
    domushousedomestic
    muruswallmural
    urbscityurban
    portadoor or gateportal

  6. An aqueduct carries something. Using the root aqua, what does it carry, Tala asks?

    • Houses
    • People
    • Sea salt
    • Water

  7. Bo reads that many English words have Latin roots. What is a root?

    • The last letter of a word
    • A word with no meaning
    • A kind of tree
    • The main part of a word, carrying its meaning

  8. Esme reads that a portal is a doorway. Which Latin word is it from?

    • domus, house
    • mare, sea
    • porta, door or gate
    • murus, wall

  9. Latin was the language of the ancient Romans. Why does English have so many Latin roots, Jun asks?

    • English came before Latin
    • English borrowed and built words from Latin
    • Latin has no words
    • Romans spoke English

  10. Which word means having to do with walls, Kira asks?

    • Marine
    • Urban
    • Musical
    • Mural

  11. Which word means having to do with cities, Luz asks?

    • Aquatic
    • Turban
    • Urban
    • Domestic

  12. Which word means living in water, Milo asks?

    • Aquatic
    • Domestic
    • Acrobatic
    • Portal
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What Rome left us: roads, aqueducts, arches, Latin and law. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can use Latin roots (aqua, mare, domus, murus, urbs, porta) to work out English words.
  • I can explain how Roman roads, arches and concrete worked, and keep the debate about concrete open.
  • I can tell Frontinus's facts from his opinions, and explain how Roman law grew and where it is used today.

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