Toga Times Task 6

 

 

Roman Gods

 

     
 
Starter Task: Roman Anagrams
       
  Can you sort out all these jumbled words?
       
  dsog tgdiralao oerm
  etetaphimahr uslrumo prmeie
  sercaa gato  
       
 
     
 
The Romans believed that Gods looked after them and governed the things that happened in their lives. 
 
 
They built temples to the Gods and held festivals on special days for each God.
 
 
Sacrifices were made by the priests who thought they could read messages from the Gods by examining the insides of dead animals.
 
   
 
         
Activity
 
(your teacher may make this as a whole-class activity)
 
         
 
Below are the names of some of the main Roman Gods. Can you work out what each God was the God of?
 
         
 

Juno

Mars

 

Mercury
 
         
 

Neptune

Venus

Jupiter

 
         
 

Apollo

Diana

 

 
         
 
     
 
     
Your task
1.For each of the gods listed above draw a symbol to represent each one. (click here for a list of what each God does.)
 
 
 
 
2.Try to think of a sacrifice that would be appropriate for each of the Gods.
 
 
 
 
3.Which God would you worship and why?
 
     
 
 
 

 

Remember to save your work.

Now go to Task 7...