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The Fall of Rome
Lesson 3

3. WARM-UP #1 L 12 What is the topic of this map?
Lesson 3: The Fall of Rome L 12
What is the topic of this map?
What might be some disadvantages to controlling such a large empire?
What do you notice about the Roman Empire around 200 C.E.?
WARM-UP #1

4. L 12 How much time has passed?
Lesson 3: The Fall of Rome L 12
How much time has passed?
What do you notice about the second map as compared to the first?
What is the topic of this map?
What might have happened to cause these changes?

5. Lesson 4: The Fall of Rome13
LEARNING TARGETS:
I can describe the challenges the Roman Empire faced.
I can identify specific events as Rome fell in the west.

6. Key Vocabulary to add to Flashcard List (1-3)
Lesson 3: The Fall of Rome
Key Vocabulary to add to Flashcard List (1-3)
VOCAB
inflation
decline
barbarian

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WARM-UP #2
What are some challenges that an empire, or country, could face that would threaten its existence?

8. R 13 Attach the Graphic Organizer for “The Fall of Rome”.
Lesson 3: The Fall of Rome R 13
Attach the Graphic Organizer for “The Fall of Rome”.
As you read pages 8 and 9, identify and describe the reasons for the fall of Rome.
The
Collapse
of the
Roman 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…
What does each box mean?
Describe the problem presented by each box.

9. Political Instability:
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Attach the Graphic Organizer for “The Fall of Rome”.
Economic Problems:
Social Problems:
Weakening Frontiers:
The
Collapse
of the
Roman Empire
Political Instability:
As you read pages 8 and 9, identify and describe the reasons for the fall of Rome.
What does each box mean?
Describe the problem presented by each box.

10. 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.
Economic Problems:
Citizens, who paid high taxes to finance Rome’s
army, were often poor.
Trade suffered.
Unemployment and inflation were serious problems.
The
Collapse
of the
Roman Empire
Social Problems:
Corruption and crime were common.
The spirit of citizenship around the empire declined.
Weakening Frontiers:
The empire was so large, it was hard to defend.
Communication was slow.
Soldiers from conquered
tribes were sometimes disloyal.

11. BARBARIAN DECLINE First, in 330 C.E., Constantine decided to…
move his capital east to Byzantium, called it New Rome.
Later he renamed the city Constantinople.
Then, power in the empire was…
divided between two emperors, one in Rome and one in Constantinople.
person belonging to a people or to a
tribe that is not civilized
BARBARIAN
to grow less in strength, power, value
DECLINE
The
Collapse
of the
Roman Empire
In 410 C.E.,…
an invading Germanic tribe attacked Rome and looted it.
In 476 C.E.,…
the Germanic general, Odoacer, drove the last Roman emperor, Augustulus Romulus, out and the western half of the empire began to break apart.
Finally, in the east…
the Byzantine Empire continued for another 1,000 years.

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WRAP-UP #1
Use the following visual to summarize the “fall of Rome.”
Label each part of the statue of Caesar Augustus with a different challenge.
Explain each challenge.

13. Lesson 3: The Fall of Rome

14. How do you “see” the information/notes in your head?
Lesson 3: The Fall of Rome
How do you “see” the information/notes in your head?
Mnemonic Device? W E P S
Bullets? PI ? EP SP WF
Web? SP EP PI WF
The Chart?
The Broken Statue?

15. WRAP-UP #2 L Answer on Edmodo 12
Lesson 3: The Fall of Rome L 12
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.