The Fall of Rome

1312

The Fall of Rome

Page 13

Lesson 3

Lesson 3: The Fall of Rome

L12

What is the topic of this map?What do you notice about the Roman Empire around 200

C.E.?

What might be some disadvantages to controlling such a large empire?WARM-UP #1

Lesson 3: The Fall of Rome

L12

What is the topic of this map?How much time has passed?What do you notice about the second map as compared to the first?What might have happened to

cause these changes?

Lesson 4: The Fall of Rome

R13 LEARNING TARGETS:

I can describe the challenges the Roman Empire faced.

I can identify specific events as Rome fell in the west.

Lesson 3: The Fall of Rome

inflation decline barbarian

VOCAB Key Vocabulary to add to Flashcard List (1-3)

Lesson 3: The Fall of Rome

L12

WARM-UP #2

What are some challenges thatan empire, or country,

could face that would threaten its existence?

Lesson 3: The Fall of Rome

R13

As you read pages 8 and 9,

identify and describe the reasons for the fall of

Rome.

Attach the Graphic Organizerfor “The Fall of Rome”.

What does each box mean?

TheCollapse

of theRoman Empire

Political Instability:

Finally, in the east…

Economic Problems:

Social Problems:

Weakening Frontiers:

In 470 C.E.,…

In 410 C.E.,…

Then, power in the empire was…

First, in 330 C.E., Constantine decided to…

Describe the

problem presented by

each box.

Lesson 3: The Fall of Rome

R13

As you read pages 8 and 9,

identify and describe the reasons for the fall of

Rome.

Attach the Graphic Organizerfor “The Fall of Rome”.

What does each box mean?

Economic Problems:

Social Problems:

Weakening Frontiers:

TheCollapse

of theRoman Empire

Political Instability:

Describe the

problem presented by

each box.

Economic Problems:

Social Problems:

Weakening Frontiers:

TheCollapse

of theRoman Empire

Political Instability:The transfer of power from one emperor to the next was never clearly established and

often unpredictable.Often the Praetorian Guard chose the next

emperor.

Citizens, who paid high taxes to finance Rome’s

army, were often poor.

Corruption and crime were common.The spirit of citizenship around the empire

declined.

The empire was so large, it was hard to defend.

Communication was slow.

Trade suffered.Unemployment and inflation were serious

problems.

Soldiers from conquered

tribes were sometimes disloyal.

TheCollapse

of theRoman Empire

First, in 330 C.E., Constantine decided to…

Then, power in the empire was…

In 410 C.E.,…

In 476 C.E.,…

Finally, in the east…

move his capital east to Byzantium, called it New Rome.

Later he renamed the city Constantinople.

divided between two emperors, one in Rome and one in Constantinople.

an invading Germanic tribe attacked Rome and looted it.

the Germanic general, Odoacer, drove the last Roman emperor, Augustulus Romulus, out and the western half of the empire began to break

apart.

the Byzantine Empire continued for another 1,000 years.

BARBARIAN

person belonging to a people or to a tribe that is not civilizedDECLINE

to grow less in strength, power, value

Lesson 3: The Fall of Rome

Label each part of the statue of

Caesar Augustus with a different

challenge.

Explain each challenge.

L12

Use the following visual to summarize

the “fall of Rome.”

WRAP-UP #1

Lesson 3: The Fall of Rome

Lesson 3: The Fall of Rome

How do you “see” the information/notes in your head?

Bullets?• PI

• ?• ?

• EP• ?• ?

• SP• ?• ?

• WF• ?• ?

Mnemonic Device?

WEPS

Web?SP

EP

PI

WF

The Chart?

The Broken Statue?

Lesson 3: The Fall of Rome

L12 WRAP-UP #2

Answer on Edmodo Which challenge facing Rome do you

think was the gravest?

Do we have challenges like these today?

What can we do about them?

The fall of Rome was not the end of the story because its influence lived on

through the medieval period and all the way to our time.