Internal Weaknesses
What factors weakened Rome from the
inside out?
Key points:
•Economic weakness
•Agricultural decline
• a disloyal military
• the growth of slavery
•political corruption.
Warm-up #7
• What problems do you think that a large
empire like Rome might have?
• How might an empire overcome these
problems?
Review Homework
1. Choose one method of travel or
communication from the chart above. Explain
how that method worked in ancient Rome and
how it works now.
2. What negative effects do you think that slow
communication may have had on the Roman
Empire?
3. How do you think that a lack of education
effected Rome?
Brainpop:
Fall of the Roman Empire
Decline and Fall of the Empire
• Internal – inside or national
• External – outside or international
Decline and Fall of the Empire
• What is the difference between and internal and
external problem?
• Are the following problems internal or external?
• Invasion from another country
• External
• High taxes
• Internal
• Lack of food
• Internal
• Conflict in another nation
• External
Rome’s Internal Weaknesses
• Using the orange textbook:
– Make a chart of Internal Factors that weakened the Roman
Empire on page R18 of your notebook.
– As you read pages 53 & 54, categorize each internal weakness you
find and record it in your chart.
– Use pen, you do not need to use complete sentences, you may
work with your partner.
Internal Factors
Economic
- No new growth
Military
Political
Fall of Rome: Internal Factors Review
• Directions: Use your BLUE BOOK “World History
Medieval to Early Modern Times” to do the following.
• Read pages 30 – 31 (Problems Threaten the Empire)
• Read pages 34 -35 (Factors in Rome’s Fall)
• Add any new internal problems you read about to your Internal
Factors chart on page R 18 of your notebook.
• Answer the following questions on page R19 of your
notebook:
1. What problems did Rome face in the 100s and 200s?
2. What factors weakened Roman government?
3. In what two ways did corruption effect Rome?
4. What were the effects of wealthy citizens leaving Rome?
5. Write a paragraph explaining which factor you think played
the biggest part in the downfall of Rome. Explain your answer.
Questions:
• Stop everything you are doing when Ms. Schaller gives
directions.
• Before you ask Ms. Schaller, ask your partner (at an
appropriate time).
• Commonly Asked Questions:
• DO I…
• Use pen or pencil? – either, just make sure it is dark.
• Use complete sentences – Yes.
• Copy the question? – Yes.
• Glue it in the notebook – Yes, look at the agenda for the page
number.
• Can I talk to my neighbor – yes during work time, not while Ms.
Schaller or another student is talking, during the warm-up, or
during tests.