Nat Geo 7th Grade - Chapter 1 Section 3.3

Nat Geo 7th Grade - Chapter 1 Section 3.3

End of the Western Roman Empire

Objective

Today you will identify the forces that ultimately brought an end to the Western Roman Empire by making inferences.

Main Idea

Invaders attacked the Western Roman Empire and caused its downfall.

Foreign Invaders

Barbarians - Person who lives outside the Roman Empire.

Three main tribes...

Visigoths

Germanic tribe from Northern Europe.

Looking for better farmland

Migrated south - Roman frontier

Invaded Italy

destroyed Rome, then conquered Gaul and Spain.

Vandals

Germanic tribe from Northern Europe.

Looking for better farmland

Migrated south - Roman frontier

Invaded Gaul and Spain

was driven to North Africa

Huns

Migrated from Asia

nomads - travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock.

Ferocious fighting force - skilled with horses and bows

Attila

445 A.D. was sole ruler

Forced into Western Western Roman with the Huns.

Attacked Gaul in 451

Germanic Kingdoms & Byzantine Empire

Western Roman Empire = Germanic Kingdoms

Eastern Empire = Byzantine Empire

The Roman Empire was OVER.