Listen to the extract and answer the questions. The translation is at the end of the post.
Vocabulary
armentum,
-ī [2/n]: draft animal e.g. ox or horse used for pulling a plough
catulus,
-ī [2/m]: young dog; puppy
catulus
vēnāticus: young hunting dog
firmātus,
-a, -um: fortified
frēnum,
-ī [2/n]: bridle
locus,
-ī [2/m]: place; this noun has two plurals [i] locī (places) [ii]
loca: region; geographical area
mediocriter:
moderately; tolerably
mercātūra,
-ae [1/f]: commerce
plānē:
altogether
Venetī:
a tribe on the west coast of Gaul
vitreus,
-a, -um: made of glass; vitrea (plural): things made of glass
i.e. glass vessels
Part
2(ii)
Hīc
amita mea "Nōnne in oppidīs habitābant?" inquit.
Et
ille "Oppida aedificābant," inquit "sed, sī Gāius Iūlius vēra
affirmat, oppida Britannōrum antīquōrum loca firmāta erant, nōn loca ubi
habitābant. Sed Britannia merīdiāna crēbra erat incolīs et aedificiīs. Sīc
narrat Caesar in librō quintō Bellī Gallicī. Multī ūnā habitābant, ut
putō."
"Itaque
nōn plānē barbarī erant," inquit amita mea.
Et
ille: "Incolae Cantiī agrī cultūrae operam dabant, atque etiam mercātūrae.
Nam Venetī ex Galliā in Britanniam mercātūrae causā nāvigābant. Britannī
frūmentum, armenta, aurum, argentum, ferrum, coria, catulōs vēnāticōs, servōs
et captīvōs exportābant; frēna, vitrea, gemmās, cētera importābant. Itaque
mediocriter hūmānī erant, nec multum dīversī ā Gallīs."
[A]
[i]
We generally understand the Latin word oppidum as meaning ‘town’, but,
at the time of the Ancient Britons, what did it usually refer to? (1)
[ii]
Which part of Britain had many inhabitants and buildings? (1)
[iii]
In which book does Caesar refer to this? (2)
[iv]
Which Latin words tells you that the Britons lived together? (1)
[v]
Which two economic activities were the inhabitants of Kent involved in? (2)
[vi]
Where did the Veneti come from? (1)
[vii]
Name four items that the Britons exported (4)
[viii]
Name two tems that the Britons imported (2)
[B]
[i]
How does the writer compare the Britons and the Gauls? (2)
[ii]
Why do you think the writer describes the Britons as “mediocriter hūmānī”?
(1)
[C]
Label the images:
armentum,
-ī [2/n]
catulus,
-ī [2/m] vēnāticus
corium,
-ī [2/n]
frēnum,
-ī [2/n]
frūmentum,
-ī [2/n]
gemma,
-ae [1/f]
oppidum,
-ī [2/n]
vitreus,
-a, -um > vitrea
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Part 2(ii)
At this point my aunt said, "They lived in towns, didn’t
they?" And he said, "They used to build towns," but, if Gaius
Julius is stating the truth, the towns of the ancient Britons were fortified
places, not the places where they dwelt. But southern Britain was packed with
inhabitants and buildings. Caesar talks about it in that way in the fifth book
of the Gallic War. Many lived together, I think.” "And so, they were not
altogether barbarians," said my aunt. And he said: "The inhabitants
of Kent gave attention to agriculture, and also to trade. For the Veneti sailed
from Gaul to Britain for commercial purposes. The Britons used to export grain,
cattle, gold, silver, iron, leather, young hunting dogs, slaves, and captives;
they would import bridles, glassware, gems, and other things. Therefore, they
were tolerably humane, and not much different from the Gauls."
Answers:
Question [A]
[i] Fortified places (as opposed to where the Ancient Britons
actually lived)
[ii] Southern Britain
[iii] (1) 5th book of (2) the Gallic War
[iv] ūnā
[v] (1) agriculture (2) trade
[vi] Gaul
[vii] captives / prisoners; draft animals; gold; grain; iron; leather;
silver; slaves; young hunting dogs
[viii] bridles; gems / precious stones; glassware
Question [B]
[i] Not (1) much (2) different from the Gauls
[ii] The Ancient Britons engaged in the slave trade
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