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ASSIGNMENTS
9/1
No School
9/2
Finish Brochure
Finish Interactions and Summary
9/3
Complete Reading Guide
9/4
Study for Quiz
Complete Interactions for Diocletian Biography
9/5
QUIZ TODAY!!!!
Cornell Notes: The Fall of the
Western Roman Empire
Mrs. Lowell
September 2, 2014
Essential Question
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Why did the Western Roman Empire fall?
DO NOT COPY 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.
Problems in the Roman Empire
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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
Diocletian Divides the Empire
Rome was too vast (BIG)
b) Trying to fix Rome’s many
problems, Emperor Diocletian
divided the empire into two
pieces
c) This made it much easier to
control (for now….)
a)

Later Constantine moved the
capital to Constantinople.
Barbarian Invasions
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a)
b)
c)
Barbarians were anyone
who did not speak Latin
Barbarians invaded the
western Roman Empire
Huns from Central Asia
invaded Europe &
attacked tribes called
the Goths and the Slavs.
The Goths fled from the
Huns into western Roman
territory and created their
own kingdoms.
Attila the Hun, on the attack
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
1. First,
the Huns
start in Asia
but make
their way
west
attacking
many
barbarian
tribes as
they go.
Cornell Notes Interactions
1. List four problems Rome faced. Add pictures.
2. Haiku:
Pick an idea from the notes, and write a Haiku
poem.
(5-7-5)
3. Write an Acrostic Poem for the Word “Divide”
and describe why Diocletian divided Rome in
half.
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4. 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.
Cornell Notes Interactions
1. List four problems Rome faced. Add pictures.
2. Haiku:
Pick an idea from the notes, and write a Haiku
poem.
(5-7-5)
3. Different Points of View
4. Suggestions:
Interpret the interactions of the Barbarians and
Romans from multiple points of view.
Pretend you are the Roman Emperor. Write
three ideas for how you would stop the
Barbarians from attacking. More fighting is not
an answer.
Roman Perspective
Barbarian Perspective
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2.
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