DATE ASSIGNMENTS

9/1 No School

9/2 Finish BrochureFinish Interactions and Summary

9/3 Complete Reading Guide

9/4 Study for Quiz Complete Interactions for Diocletian Biography

9/5 QUIZ TODAY!!!!

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Mrs. LowellSeptember 2, 2014

Cornell Notes: The Fall of the Western Roman Empire

Why did the Western Roman Empire fall?

Essential Question

DO NOT COPY Remember what the Romans achieved:

Government: Republican government, Senators, and a strongEmperor. Written laws gave citizens protection.Engineering: Roads, Aqueducts, BridgesArchitecture: Open spaces and columns borrowed from the Greeks,Arches, Dome, Large buildings, stadiums, theatersArt: Realistic art which included mosaics, sculptures, and paintings.

The Roman Empire had problems:

a) Political Corruption- government stealing money many wealthy citizens left Rome

b) Diseases killed many peoplec) Government raised taxes

Problems in the Roman Empire

a) 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….)

Later Constantine moved the capital to Constantinople.

Diocletian Divides the Empire

Barbarians were anyone who did not speak Latin

a) Barbarians invaded the western Roman Empire

b) Huns from Central Asia invaded Europe & attacked tribes called the Goths and the Slavs.

c) The Goths fled from the Huns into western Roman territory and created their own kingdoms.

Barbarian Invasions

Attila the Hun, on the attack

1. First, the Huns start in Asia but make their way west attacking many barbarian tribes as they go.

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. 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. D I v I D E

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

Interpret the interactions of the Barbarians and Romans from multiple points of view.

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

Roman Perspective Barbarian Perspective

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