Roman Limburg - Valkenburg & Voerendaal

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Valkenburg + Voerendaal

In this lesson you will explore the Roman watchtower found in Valkenburg (first video).  

Near Voerendaal archeologists found a part of the Via Belgica. This helps us to understand how the road was built. And why the road was so important.

There are 2 video's plus questions in this lesson.  

Roman watchtower in Valkenburg

00:54

This watchtower was on the Via Belgica.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. PERHAPS

01:34

By which latin words do we know the long period of peace in the Roman Empire?

01:37

Which river formed the boundary of the Roman Empire in the north-east?

02:02

Who attacked Roman Limburg at the end of the 3th century?

02:24

Why was it easy for the Germanic tribes to attack Roman Limburg?

02:48

A Roman fortress is called ...

1. castellum
2. limes
3. watchtower
4. civis

03:18

Where did the Romans built watchtowers in Limburg?

03:30

When did the Romans start building watchtowers in Limburg?

1. Beginning 2th century
2. Beginning 4th century

03:44

How did the Roman fortresses communicate?

1. flags
2. smoke
3. twitter
4. owls

Via Belgica in Voerendaal

00:56

What was the name of the Roman province of which South-Limburg belonged?

1. Batavia
2. Limburgia
3. Belgica
4. Germania

01:05

Why do you think a network of roads was very important for the Roman army!

01:36

Roman roads were built by ...

1. slaves
2. local farmers
3. carpenters
4. Roman soldiers

03:01

Explain how building a road changed the surrounding area?

03:13

What information would you find on a Roman milestone?

1. how far to the next important place
2. name of the emperor
3. name of the local leader
4. how far from Rome

03:23

In which 2 villages did we find (parts of) a milestone?

04:19

How fast could Romans travel at their best?

1. 50 km. per day
2. 150 km per day
3. 200 km per day
4. 300 km per day

04:58

Local people in Limburg were influenced by the Romans and took over parts of the Roman culture. What concept describes this?

More info .... use links below.

Roman Valkenburg

Roman Voerendaal