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9. Which of the following is not a problem that
led to the fall of Rome?
a. Barbarian Invasions
b. High Taxes
c. Influence of Greeks
d. Political Corruption
Bellwork #8 8/25/11
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Which of the following was not a Roman
contribution?
a) Aqueducts
b) Strong Buildings
c) Gunpowder
d) Written Laws
Cornell notes: Fall of the Western
Roman Empire
Questions
Class notes
Summary
The Big Idea
Problems from both inside and outside caused the
Roman Empire to split and the western half to
collapse.
Main Ideas
1. Problems threatened the Roman Empire,
leading one emperor to divide it in half.
2. Barbarians invaded Rome in the 300s and 400s.
3. Many factors contributed to Rome’s fall.
Remember what the Romans achieved:
Government: Republican government, Senators, and a strong
Emperor. Written laws gave citizens protection.
Engineering: Roads, Aqueducts, Bridges
Architecture: Open spaces and columns borrowed from the Greeks,
Arches, Dome, Large buildings, stadiums, theaters
Art: Realistic art which included mosaics, sculptures, and paintings.
The Roman Empire became
very large and even though they had advanced
technology, they couldn’t solve all their problems!
I. Problems in the Empire
•
The Roman Empire had problems:
a) Political Corruption• government stealing money
• many wealthy citizens left Rome
b) Diseases killed many people
c) Government raised taxes
d) Problems from both inside and outside caused Roman
Emperor Diocletian to split the Roman Empire into two
halves: East and West.
The
Empire is
too big for
one ruler!
Because of the
empire’s size
Diocletian had
to split the
empire in two,
later
Constantine
moved the
capital to
Constantinople
.
Can you find
Constantinople
on the map?
The Eastern Capital: Constantinople
II. Barbarian Invasion
a) Barbarians invaded the western Roman Empire
b) Huns from Central Asia invaded Europe & attacked a tribes of
Germanics called the Goths and the Slavs.
c) The Goths fled from the Huns into western Roman territory
and created their own kingdoms.
Why didn’t
Rome stop the
Barbarians?
2.Next,
scared of
the Huns,
barbarian
tribes move
into the
western
Roman
Empire!
3.Finally, tribes
like the Franks
set up their
own kingdoms
within the
western
Roman
Empire.
1. First,
the Huns start
in Asia but
make their
way west
attacking
many
barbarian
tribes as they
go.
III. The destruction of Rome
a) The Goths attack and destroy Rome
b) The Roman Empire in the East continued to
rule for another 1000 years.
c) Historians renamed The Eastern Empire the
“Byzantine Empire” to distinguish it from
the Western Empire.
The Fall of the Western Roman Empire
IV. The Fall of Rome
a) The large size of the empire made it hard to control.
b) Barbarian invasions weakened the empire.
c) Political corruption led to a weak/ineffective government
d) The population decreased
Rome, 5 mi
Rome
Barbarians
The Roman
Empire has
fallen. We will set
up our own
kingdom.
• The final
emperor,
Romulus
Augustus, was
forced to give his
crown to the
Barbarian King
Cornell notes Interactions
1. Map: Draw a rough map of
the Roman Empire, and
place symbols for Barbarians,
diseases, and high taxes.
You can use page pg 30-31 as a
reference
2. Haiku:
Pick an idea from the notes,
and write a Haiku poem.
(5-7-5)
Gaul
Spain
Europe
Italy
Asia
Mediterranean
= high taxes
Sea
= diseases
Egypt
= barbarian attacks
3. Suggestions:
Pretend you are the Roman
Emperor. Write three ideas for
how you would stop the
Barbarians from attacking. More
fighting is not an answer.
R
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Christianity in Rome
Strengths of Rome
Rome’s Contributions
Weaknesses of Rome
The Empire Divides
Into Two
The Fall of the West
The Empire divides into two
a) Trying to fix Rome’s many problems, Emperor
Diocletian divided the empire into two pieces
b) Diocletian ruled the Eastern half
c) A co-emperor (Maximian) ruled the Western
half
d) This made it much easier to control
(for now….)
The Fall of The West
Make a chart, using your notes:
• List four reasons why Rome collapsed, include
pictures
The Fall of the West
Suggestions:
Pretend you are the Roman
Emperor. Write three ideas for
how you would stop the
Barbarians from attacking. More
fighting is not an answer.
Summary
• Write a one sentence summary of each slide