Per 3: Tues. Day 3
HW: STUDY FOR SS BASICS QUIZ TOMORROW
9/19
 Today:
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– Lunch Review- IN HERE, BRING LUNCH, COME
FIRST THING
– Optional For Some- but anyone who didn’t have their
review or missed class yesterday MUST BE HERE. It’s
Help. Not Punishment.
– We will go over contribution wrap up tomorrowwhen more have it done.
Start Mapping Rome
 SS Basics Review Hallway Hunt
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Per 5: Mon. Day 2
 HW:
Study For Quiz; Finish Cont. Wrap-
Up
 LONGTERM: SS Basics Quiz Weds. 9/19
 Today:
– Roman Contribution Wrap-Up
– Citizenship Brainpop
– Start Fall of Rome if Time
Per 8: Mon. Day 2
 HW:
Study For Quiz
 LONGTERM: SS Basics Quiz Weds. 9/19
 Today:
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Brainpop: Citizenship, Bill of Rights
Trash Essays Back
Start Fall of Rome: Brainpop and Song
Read 270-273 in book,
Use map on 272 to complete: Mapping the
Empire
8th Period Honors: Thurs. 9/12;
Day 6
HW: SS Basics Review sheet due tomorrow
 LONGTERM: SS Basics Quiz Weds. 9/19
 Take Out: Contributions of Ancient Rome to
the Modern World
 Today:
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Hand back quiz
Review contribution activity
Key SS Vocabulary
Hand Back Trash Essays; read comments.
NHD Images
Honors: Weds. 9/12; Day 5
HW: NONE
 LONGTERM: SS Basics Quiz Weds. 9/19
 Today:
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– Handout SS Basics Review sheet
– Handout key concepts in SS sheet- must keep all
year
– Review answers to Rome Atlas Activity
To what extent have the ideas of Ancient Rome
influenced modern society?
 Activity to find out…
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To what extent have the ideas of
Ancient Rome influenced
modern society?
 Step
1: Find the Roman picture that best
corresponds to each modern image.
MAKE SURE TO LOOK AT THE DETAILS
AND THINK BEFORE YOU WRITE.
 Step 2: Use the headings! Find and read
the section of the text related to the
image
 Step 3: You must use info from the text
to support your answer
“Rome wasn’t built
in a day.”
And it didn’t fall in
one either.
http://resourcesforhistory.
com/map.htm
What caused the Fall
of Rome?
I D K….
Historians Don’t Agree
 There
is no single answer to explain
Rome’s collapse
 There are many theories put forth by
experts, some better respected than
others
 The theories put forth by historians are
their arguments
 They support their theories by supplying
an enormous body of facts and evidence
that support their arguments
What problems
contributed to the
collapse of the Roman
Empire?
Let’s start by asking Tim &
Moby…
The Fall of Rome
Internal and External Problems
Lead to Collapse; Rome Comes
Apart From the Inside Out
Group Discussion Questions
Sometimes we will start, end, or just have time
for Group Discussion Questions (GRQ)
 A question will be posted on the board
 Choose ONE OR TWO people to record the
question(s) and responses of your group

– I say one or two- because sometimes you might be
asked to take a side, or asked a two part question
When other groups share, add to your
response- if you think it’s worthy
 Choose ONE OR TWO responsible people to
keep your responses until next time
 SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY

Example:
GDQ 9/19: Kelsey, Shay, Justin
 How
do you feel about clowns?
– Love them -Sometimes they are terrifying
– The ones in Cirque du Soleil are awesome
– We need more clowns, as a nation we are
facing a clown shortage
– Some are really funny
– Balloon animals are bad for the environment
G.D.Q.
 This
is an election year, so unless you are
living under a rock, you must be hearing
something. IDK is not acceptable.
 1: When people talk about the US
economy, or problems facing our
economy, what do they talk about?
 2. How can slavery hurt an empire?
Economic Problems
Money, Money, Money, Money
Economic Problems
 High Taxes
– Funded a gigantic army and
government
 Decline
in Trade
 High Unemployment
– Not enough jobs in general,
and less jobs w/ decent pay
– Many jobs are also held by
slaves
Slavery

Treatment depended on
owner
– From domestic servant,
farm worker, manual labor,
or thrown in gladiator
games

100 BC- historians
estimate 1/3 of
population was enslaved
Income Gap: Rich vs. Poor
 Gap
between rich and poor grew wider
 In simple terms “The rich grew richer, the
poor got poorer”
 Wealthy grew “Mega Rich” while an
increasing number lived in poverty and
barely survived
“Hey. We need more
money.”
“Let’s just make
some more.”
Inflation in Rome
 More
currency ($$$) is made
 The prices of all goods go up
 So the currency ($$$) loses value- it
becomes worth less
 In Rome, emperors made more coins, but
put less silver in those coins
Copy this into your notes
Inflation
What is
this word?
Agricultural
Famine- shortage of food
– When famine hits and disease spreads
 Grain Price
– Went up and down (fluctuated) greatly
 Farms– Wealthy families acquired huge tracts of
land, used slaves and cheap labor to do their
work
– Small farms could not compete, closed down
and moved to city to find work…..
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Disease
 We
think millions of Romans died from a
variety of diseases that spread through
the empire in waves
 Killed maybe 20% of the population
Political Problems:
Issues in the Roman Government:
Corruption, Instability, Lousy (and
sometimes loony) Leadership
Government Spending

Huge Military Costs
– Expensive wars; costs only
increasing
– Constantly protecting borders

Foolish Spending
– Spent money on themselves as
Romans continued to suffer
– Gladiator games and parties

“Bread and circuses”
– Rulers spent a fortune on free
food and entertainment to poor
If an Emperor rules for
life…how do you get a
new one?
Succession
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Succession- rules for who
takes power next, who is
next in line to rule
The Romans never had
clear rules
Tried to figure it out as
they went
As a result, Civil war was
frequent as groups and
people fought for power
Instability

29 emperors in just over 100
years
– Assassinations, plots, power
struggles
After an emperor died, rivals
would fight for power (civil war)
 Great generals killed off by
insecure emperors
 Senate and emperors did not
work well together
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Why Another Toilet? Why?
Commode
 Definition
according to Webster’s
 Com•mode noun
1. a low chest of drawers
2. a movable stand containing a washbowl
3. a chair enclosing a chamber pot
4. a toilet
 Commodus helped flush Rome down the
toilet
Emperor Commodus
He is not the reason for
Rome’s collapse; but
just one example of a
really, really, horrible
emperor
 I don’t know if any one
great ruler could have
saved it
 And I think he looks like
Mr. Budinas
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Commodus
Personality: vain,
paranoid, immature,
cruel and obsessed
w/ gladiator games
 Rule was called “one
long party”
 Stole from treasury;
spent a fortune on
himself
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Commodus
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Played tough guy in
rigged gladiator
matches, but was a
horrible army
commander
Executed great
generals and leaders if
he saw them as a threats
Lost Roman territory
Ignored senate
Bribed army officials
Eventually assassinated
Diocletian
 Tried
to save empire by splitting it
in half
– Thought it would be easier to rule
 But
this led to power struggles
– No one wanted to settle for half
– Who wants to be Co-Emperor?
– Diocletian’s plan to split the empire to
help it didn’t work
 Killed
the most Christians
– Led to resentment and rebellion
Diocletian’s Divisions
Memory Devices
 Diocletain
mmmm
….Rome
– Di= two; he split empire into two
– Di= as in die; he killed more
Christians than any other emperor of Rome
West
Rome
East
Rome
Christianity in the
Roman Empire
Christianity
Since 1 AD, Christianity was
spreading through the
Roman Empire
 Christianity’s founder, Jesus
of Nazareth, was crucified by
Roman officials
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 His
followers believed
Jesus to be the messiah,
or savior, of mankind
 Followers called:
Christians
The Threat of Christianity
Roman officials felt threatened by Christianity
 Refused to serve in army
 Would not worship Roman emperor as a God
 “Power in Numbers”
– Christianity sought to include poor; the
poor greatly outnumbered the rich
– Worried they would rebel and overthrow
empire
 Loyal to Christian beliefs over empire

Persecution of Christians
 Persecution-
to treat repeatedly in a cruel
or unjust way
 Roman officials blamed Christians for the
problems plaguing the empire; scapegoats
 So they persecuted Christians; outlawed
services, imprisoned them, killed them,
threw them into Gladiator games
Christianity in Rome
Many Christians
became martyrs
 A martyr is
someone who dies
for their beliefs or
cause
 Tried to stamp out
Christianity; but it
didn’t work
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Constantine and Christianity
 First
Christian Roman Emperor
 Converted after experiencing a
miracle in battle
 Issued Edict of Milan: declared
religious freedom in Roman
Empire
 Outlawed persecution of
Christians
Constantine and Christianity
 Built
Christian churches,
closed Roman temples
 Council of Nicea- started by
Constantine, officials met to
settle disputes and outline
basic beliefs of the Church
Constantine Goes To War
 Went
to war with Emperor of Eastern
Half, Licinius
 Why? Licinius was still allowing
persecution of Christians
 Constantine wins
 Reunites Empire- rules both E. and W.
halves, but then it’s divided again after
he dies
Military
Problems
Western Rome is ….going
….going….gone.
Military Problems
 Paid
soldiers more, but coins were worth
less
 Hired mercenaries- foreign soldiers who
served for pay
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Loyal to commander; not empire and emperor
Would switch sides for $$$
Sometimes fighting their own relatives
Not as disciplined, loyal, or well trained
Overtime Rome’s army was made up of an
increasing proportion of mercenaries
Size: was Rome too big to protect?
 “Barbarian” aka
Germanic tribes
constantly “pushing
into Roman lands”
 Romans had huge
borders to protect
 And an army that
was growing less fit
for the job
Military Problems: Think it Out
 Here
is the scenario:
– A Germanic/Barbaric tribe called the
FRANKS is invading the northern borders of
the Roman empire. The Franks are attacking
and claiming lands in a Roman territory
called Gaul (France).
– Another tribe called the VANDALS are
pushing into the Rome’s southern borders;
looting Roman territory in Spain in Africa.
This group learned how to sail and seems
bent on capturing the city of Rome itself.
Military Problems: Think it Out
 What
obvious dilemma are Roman
commanders facing?
 What elements does any military force
need to be successful?
 What modern technologies did the
Romans lack that would hurt their ability
to respond to this situation?
AHHHHHH
HHHHHHH
HHHHHHH
HHHHHH!!
AHHHHHH
HHHHHHH
HHHHHHH
HHHHHH!!
“Barbarian”
“Invasion”
The real term is Germanic.
The Romans called everyone
else “Barbarians.”
I’m not a
barbarian. I am the
govenator.
Arnold starred in a
Really bad movie called
Conan The Barbarian
The Huns Move in From Asia
 Huns
were a fierce nomadic tribe from
Asia
 Pushed into Europe looking for better
farmland
 Led by a ruthless man named Attila the
Hun
 Everyone was terrified of them!
Tag!
I
think of the invasion as a big game of
Barbarian tag!
 With battle axes!
 Huns
push other tribes into Rome!
On the Run from the Hun
Other tribes flee from the Huns and push into
Roman lands
 Visigoths- did not want to fight; wanted to
relocate to Rome & end up taking the city in
410
 Vandals- vandalized property
 Franks -moved into northern France
 Angles, Saxons, and the Jutes- Moved onto
the Island of Great Britain (Angleland or
England)

Romulus AugustulusLast Roman emperor,
was 14 years old
 Ripped from power in
476 AD
 Replaced by Germanic
general: ODACER
 No one knows what
happened to him- most
think he was shipped
to a farm
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 When
your
emperor is used
as a stepping
stool; it is a pretty
good sign you are
finished
East & West Go Separate Ways
Split is permanent
Eastern Rome becomes the Byzantine
Empire
Western
Roman
Empire
Eastern
Roman
Empire
$$$