Ancient Rome Week 3 Students will be able to describe the Rise of the Empire and Fall/Decline of the Empire.
Today’s Learning Target to reach our Go...
Ancient Rome Week 3 Students will be able to describe the Rise of the Empire and Fall/Decline of the Empire.
Today’s Learning Target to reach our Goal!
Students will be able to describe the Rise of the Empire and the Fall/Decline of the Empire. (Week 3)
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COMPARING ISSUES OF TODAY IN AMERICA TO ISSUES IN ANCIENT ROME Teachers: Give each student a Ranking Reasons in Order of Importance worksheet IN THIS ACTIVITY, YOU AND A PARTNER WILL BE IDENTIFYING THREE (3) OUT OF EIGHT (8) TROUBLES FACING THE UNITED STATES. RANK THEM IN THE ORDER OF IMPORTANCE, WITH THE FIRST ONE BEING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM.
BE PREPARED TO SHARE YOUR THINKING WITH THE CLASS! THIS RANKING EXERCISE WILL BE ATTACHED ON PAGE 30 IN YOUR ISN NOTEBOOK.
THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE http://www.teachertube.com/video/fall-of-rome-345500 • 1) A series of inexperienced and often corrupt emperors – these problems destroyed a sense of citizenship; many Romans no longer felt a sense of duty to the empire. • 2) Division of the empire – with the emperors changing so often, the Roman people had little sense of orderly rule. Empire split into eastern and western sides. • 3) Tribes outside the empire attacked its borders – Defense forces on the north and northeast borders of the Roman Empire grew weaker. Nomads took advantage of this weakness and frequently attacked Roman towns and cities. These groups were known as Germanic peoples. Romans thought of them as barbaric. • 4) Taxes were increased – the Empire was running low on money so they increased taxes which many people did not pay; without tax money the government could not pay the army or buy needed services.
THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE - Continued • 5) Huge gap between the rich and the poor • 6) Roman citizens rebelled against their rulers • 7) Food shortages occurred – empire could no longer feed its many people; some farmland had been destroyed by warfare; no new productive farming technology was developed; as a result, the land wore out and harvests did not increase. • 8) Poor people were driven to crime
THE AFTERMATH/RESULTS OF ROME’S FALL • 1) The period of time known as the Dark Ages began – which was referred to the period of time ushered in by the fall of the Western Roman Empire. • 2) Roads and other public structures fell into disrepair – no taxes were collected. • 3) Decline of learning • 4) Trade and business declined; it was unsafe to travel; cities were no longer centers for markets • 5) German kingdoms claimed former Roman lands • 6) The Roman Catholic Church became a unifying and powerful force.
Can you sort the Causes and Effects of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire? • This is a GROUP ASSESSMENT- your score in the gradebook depends on the success of your group. • Each GROUP will start with 5 tokens/pieces of tape marking or representing their assessment score. • When you call the teacher over to assess your sorting of the causes and effects of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire, if your sorting is NOT 100% a token will be removed. Once your group’s sorting is 100% the remaining number of tokens represents your grade in the gradebook.
ROMAN EMPIRE IS SPLIT INTO EASTERN/WESTERN REGIONS • During a 49 year period (A.D. 235 – 284) Rome had 20 emperors which weakened the government. • In A.D. 284 the emperor DIOCLETIAN took power; he realized that he could not effectively govern the huge empire so he reorganized it in two; east and west. He took the eastern portion for himself because of its wealth, trade, and magnificent cities. He appointed MAXIMIAM to rule the Western Empire; together they ruled for 20 years. • In A.D. 306 a civil war broke out; CONSTANTINE, western military commander, gained control of both empires and became the sole emperor. • He moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium which was an ancient Greek city located in what is now Turkey. He beautified his new capital and renamed it Constantinople, which is present day Istanbul. • In 395 A.D. the empire was permanently divided into east and west AGAIN due to conflict between his sons who were set to rule portions of the empire after his death.
THE TWO ROMAN EMPIRES • When we talk about the fall of the Roman Empire, it means the Western Roman Empire. • Eastern Roman Empire was much stronger than the Western Roman Empire. Constantinople, Eastern Empire’s capital, was rich in trade which caused more wealth. The eastern cities were larger and better fortified; Black Sea was a natural barrier that discouraged invasions. • Cities in the Western Empire were smaller and less prosperous; located farther away from trade routes that provided goods and wealth. • Cities of the west were more exposed to attack from invaders along the northern border of the Roman Empire. • In A.D. 476, the last Roman emperor was removed from power. This date marks the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
COMPARE/CONTRAST EASTERN AND WESTERN EMPIRES • ON PAGE 32 IN YOUR ISN NOTEBOOK; CREATE A VENN DIAGRAM COMPARING THE SIMILARITIES AND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE EASTERN AND WESTERN EMPIRES. • MAKE A LIST OF SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BEFORE YOU PLACE THESE STATEMENTS ON YOUR VENN DIAGRAM.
