Year 7A & Year 7B
Today you are going to…
- Look at Roman Writing
- Complete questions on Roman Living
Follow the instructions step by step:
1.
Task 2 on p.24-25.
2.
Read, p.24
3.
But this is not all… The Romans used a variety of tools for writing. Everyday writing could be done on wax tablets or thin leaves of wood. Documents, like legal contracts, were usually written in pen and ink on papyrus. Books were also written in pen and ink on papyrus or sometimes on parchment.
Papyrus
Papyrus, from which we get the modern word paper, is a writing material made from the papyrus plant, a reed which grows in the marshy areas around the Nile river.
Parchment
Parchment is a stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal, usually a sheep or goat. It was used as a durable writing surface in ancient and medieval times.
Below you can also see what the wax table and stylus looked like that Romans used to write with.
4.
Use the rest of the lesson to complete the questions on Roman Living (p.31), from the previous lesson.
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