Aim : How did internal and external forces lead to the fall of Rome?

1. Aim: How did internal and external forces lead to the fall of Rome? • Do Now: Copy the vocabulary in your notebooks • Turning point- a large change in history • Decline- to reduce or go down • Corrupt- not ethical or dishonest (shady) • Mercenaries- soldiers that fight for money • External- outside • Internal- inside

2. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

3. Class Work • As a class, we will read the “Introduction”. • After listening and reading the text, we will answer questions 1 & 2 • After completion of the Introduction activity, all students will complete documents 1-3 (10 minutes)

4. Why did the Roman Empire collapse? All students will complete tasks: 1) Copy the paragraph into your notebook 4) On your sheet, number the problems according to which you think was the most serious faced by the Roman Empire (1=biggest problem 12=smallest) 5) On the back of the worksheet, write down the biggest problem. • Explain why you chose it • Discuss some solutions to the problem • If there is time, repeat for your 2nd & 3rd largest problems

5. Homework • Write a report to the Emperor of Rome • You are trying to save Rome from collapsing • Please write an explanation of the problems faced by the Roman Empire • Discuss possible solutions to these problems • Your response should be at least 2 paragraphs • (counted as a quiz grade, due Thursday 12/2/10)

6. Aim: How did internal and external forces lead to the fall of Rome? • Do Now: Complete Drill Fall of Rome using the reading from yesterday. • Answer questions 1-5

7. Vocabulary • Inflation- Large drop in the value of money and rise in the prices of goods • Mercenary- Foreign soldiers who fought for money • Diocletian-Strong willed army leader and Roman Emperor • Constantinople-New name for Byzantium under Constantine • Attila- Powerful chieftain of Huns

8. How did internal and external forces lead to the fall of Rome? Think- Pair-Share In pairs, complete reading the Fall of the Roman Empire Answer questions, 1-3 and Skill builder

9. Student Debrief • As we go through the slides, please fill in your notes on the Roman Empire

10. Economic Troubles • Decline begins after the paxromanain 3rd Century • Invaders made trade unsafe on sea and on roads • The rich spent gold and silver on luxury items from Asia which drained Rome of these precious metals • Rome began making coins with less silver which caused inflation.

11. Economic Troubles • Inflation is a drastic drop in the value of money coupled with rising prices for items. • Agriculture decreased because of infertile soil, and farmland destroyed by war. • Food shortages • Spread of disease

12. Military Troubles • Germanic tribes were invading Rome • Soldiers no longer had discipline or loyalty to Rome. • Soldiers had loyalty only to their commanders, who fought not for Rome, but to try to become the emperor. • To defend Rome, mercenarieswere recruited – foreign soldiers who fought for money.

13. Political Troubles • Troubles in the empire made citizens lose patriotism for Rome • Being a political official was no longer thought to be an honor • Few people wanted to serve in the government • Out of 26 generals who became emperors, 25 met violent deaths.

14. Temporary Help • Diocletian in A.D. 284 became a strong leader • He doubled the Roman armies and hired German mercenaries • Persecuted Christians • He divided the Roman empire into 2 sides • East: Greek speaking • West: Latin speaking • He took over the East, but Civilwar broke out after his death

15. Constantine • Took over the West part of the empire in A.D. 312 • Moved the capital to a strategic location in Greece in the East in Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople • He accepted Christianity

16. The West Falls • The west faced worse problems than the east that was far from invaders • From A.D. 376 to 476, huge numbers of Germanic tribes poured into Rome to get away from the fierce Huns • Attila the Hun was a powerful chieftain who swept through the west

18. The West Falls • Negotiated with Pope Leo I and withdrew • He died in 453 and was no longer a threat • Germanic tribes continued to invade and finally the west was no longer Rome • But the Eastern Roman empire will continue as the Byzantine Empire that will preserve Greek and Roman heritage.

19. Pictures Cited • Slide 1 – http://www.rebitran.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/rome2.jpg • Slide 2 – http://goldprice.org/buying-gold/uploaded_images/Roman-Gold-Coins-706909.jpg, http://www.englishare.net/literature/dc-roman-coin.gif,http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en-commons/thumb/1/11/300px-Dio_coin3.jpg • Slide 3 – http://www.davonline.com/images/rome_hbo_visuel.jpg • Slide 4 – http://www.fallofromegame.com/images/centurion_illus.jpg • Slide 5 – http://www.jaguarmodels.com/nu/ja60910.jpg • Slide 6 – http://www.reformation.org/emperor-diocletian.jpg • Slide 7 –http://www.usask.ca/antiquities/Collection/Constantine_1.JPG • Slide 8 – http://www.white-history.com/hwr35_files/CFALL.jpeg • Slide 9 – http://www.usu.edu/markdamen/1320Hist&Civ/slides/08romfal/mapEWRomanEmpire.jpg • Slide 10 – http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Vandalen.jpg/250px-Vandalen.jpg