2. Could our legal system learn anything from the legal system in Ancient Rome or the Middle Ages? Explain your answer.
3. Which era had/has the toughest legal system? Explain your answer.
4. Which era had/has the best legal system? Explain your answer.
Crime and Punishment Video Worksheet
Watch ‘Patterns of change: crime and punishment’ (5.05) on GillExplore and answer the questions that follow.
1. Written law in Ancient Rome was called the
2. Senators Emperors Vigiles patrolled the streets at night to prevent crime. 3. List one type of punishment in Ancient Rome. 4. Who enforced the law in the Middle Ages? 5.
6. List two examples of punishment used in medieval times. (i) (ii)
7. List two crimes women could be punished for in the Middle Ages. (i) (ii)
8. By the start of the 19th punishable by execution.
century, over 100 200 300 offences, such as sheep stealing, were 9. The most common crime in 19th -century industrial society was