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Today we will be focusing on the fall of Rome. The


text will discuss the Roman Empire in the past,
and how parts of Rome can still be seen today in
government, law, language, and the arts.
The vocabulary words for todays lesson include:
o Plague
o Inflation
o Barter
o Reform
Today, we will read the chapter together. As we
read the chapter, each student will complete a
study guide. After reading the assignment,
students will complete a graphic organizer, in
groups, that assess students understanding of
content in the section.
Important individuals for todays lesson include:
o Diocletian
o Constantine
o Theodosius
o Alaric
Today, we will read the chapter together. As we
read the chapter, each student will complete a
study guide. After reading the assignment, in
groups, students will complete a graphic organizer
that assess your understanding of content in the
chapter.
Study Guide: The Fall of Rome

Fill in the blanks, and complete the study guide while reading the
chapter.
Page 2: The Decline of Rome
in A.D. 180 ____________________ ____________________ died. His son,
____________________ became emperor.
Instead of ruling Rome, Commodus spent much of this time
fighting as a ____________________.
Page 2: Political and Social Problems
Poor ____________________ was not Romes only difficulty. Fewer
Romans honored the old ideals of ____________________,
____________________, and ____________________.
Page 3: Economic and Military Problems
During the A.D. ____________________ , Romes economy began to
fall apart.
Define plaque:
__________________________________________________________________
Define inflation:
__________________________________________________________________
Define barter:
__________________________________________________________________
Page 4: What were Diocletians Reforms:
In A.D. 284 a general named _____________________ became
emperor.
Define reforms:
__________________________________________________________________
Because the empire was too large for one person to rule,
Diocletian divided it into _________________ parts.
Page 4: Who Was Constantine?
In A.D. ___________________, Diocletian retired from office. After a
period of conflict, another general named ___________________
became emperor in A.D. 312. To aid the economy, Constantine
issued several orders. The sons of workers had to follow their
fathers ___________________, the sons of farmers had to work the
___________________ their fathers worked, and the sons of soldiers
had to serve in the ___________________.
Constantines changes did not halt the empires decline in the
___________________. As a result, Constantine moved the capital
from dying ___________________ to a new city in the east. He

chose the site of the Greek city of Byzantium. There he built a


forum, an amphitheater called the ___________________, and many
palaces. The city became known as ___________________. Today,
Constantinople is called ___________________.
Page 5: Rome Falls
Both Diocletian and Constantine failed to save the Roman
Empire. When Constantine died in A.D. ___________________,
fighting broke out again. A new emperor called _________________
finally gained control and ended the fighting.
Page 5: Rome Is Invaded
In the late A.D. ___________________, the Huns entered Eastern
Europe and defeated the ___________________.
Page 6: Rome is Invaded
Finally, the Visigoths rebelled against the ___________________.
The ___________________ tribes now knew that Rome could no
longer defend itself.
In A.D. 410 the Visigoth leader ___________________ and his
soldiers captured Rome itself. They burned records and looted
the treasury. Romes capture by ___________________ was a great
shock to the empires people.
Page 7: Rome Falls

By the mid-A.D. 400s, several Germanic leaders held high


posts in Romes government and army. In A.D. v a Germanic
general named ___________________ took control, overthrowing
the western emperor, a 14-year old boy named Romulus
Augustulus.
Odacaer controlled Rome for almost ___________________ years.
Then a group of ___________________ seized the city and killed
Odoacer. They set up a kingdom in Italy under their leader,
___________________.

Page 8: Roman Ideas and Government Today


Roman ideas about ___________________, as first written in the
___________________ ___________________, are with us today. We,
like the Romans, believe that all people are ___________________
under the law.
Page 9: Roman Influence on Culture
Latin shaped the languages of ___________________,
___________________, ___________________, ___________________, and
___________________.

Ancient Rome also left a lasting mark on building in the


___________________ world.

Page 9: Christianity
As you probably know, ___________________ is one of the major
religions in the world today. Christianity began in the
___________________ Empire. When Romes government adopted
Christianity in the A.D. ___________________, it helped the new
religion to grow and spread.

Main Ideas
Poor ____________________, a declining economy, and attacks by
____________________ tribes weakened the Roman Empire.
Rome finally fell when invaders swept through the empire during the
A.D. ____________.
________________ passed on many achievements in government, law,
language, and the arts.

The
Decline
of Rome

Rome
Falls

The
Legacy of
Rome

The Decline of Rome, Rome Falls, and


The Legacy of Rome are all main topics
throughout the chapter. Working with one
classmate, write down five main points,

one in each box, from each section in the


chapter. Make sure that overall, the points
that are written down summarize the
entire section, and show that you
understand the material in the entire
section. (i.e., dont write down five points
from the first two paragraphs of the
section; instead write down five MAIN
POINTS that were made throughout the
entire section.)

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