A Roman Britain - The Economy

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  • Created on: 26-04-13 12:21
acronym and meaning
cream pie, currency, roads, exploiting materials, agriculture, market, production, infrastructure, economy
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what evidence suggests the celts were already minting coins for trade?
coins found with the names of celtic leaders on dating preRoman
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upon Roman arrival, what increased in export?
Birrus Britanicus, bricks, pottery, hunting dogs
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what two types of pottery were particularly popular in britain?
samian ware and barbatine
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what evidence is there of the fact that precious metals were not only mined but worked in Britain?
inscriptions from stonemason, copper trader, silver trader, and goldsmiths slave and blacksmith statue
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what were he weights of lead created called?
pigs
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what was lead used for? why? why werent they bothered?
water pipes, they survived longest, the water moved through he pipes so quickly that it couldn't be contaminated
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how was silver obtained ?
from the lead mined, not sure how
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what was gold predominantly used for?
jewelry
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what else was used to make pipes? evidence?
ceramic and wood, ceramic evidence, the hoops from holding the two wooden halves together.
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farms and ranches affected the economy
true, the romans increased livestock and could now keep over winter increasing produce
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what was he point of importing pottery
show status and memoirs of travel
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where was salt collected?
fens, droitwich, somerset
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what evidence is there for counterfeit coinage?
moulds found to suggest they were being handmade
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