WHI Fall of the Roman Empire

Madame McDonald

World History and
Geography to 1500 A.D.

Module 4 Lesson 5 Review

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Open Ended

What are three Roman gods or goddesses that you remember from last week?

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Daily Agenda

Today we will:

Discuss Module 4 Lesson 5

Review Module 4:

●Quizizz

●Quizalize

●Quizlet

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Objective

WHI.6 The student will apply social science skills to understand ancient Rome from
about 700 b.c. (b.c.e.) to 500 a.d. (c.e.) in terms of its impact on Western civilization by

WHI.6g evaluating the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the Germanic
invasions.

WHI.8 The student will apply social science skills to understand the Byzantine Empire
and Eastern Europe from about 300 to 1000 a.d. (c.e.) by

WHI.8a explaining the influence of geography on the establishment of
Constantinople as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and describing the
Byzantine Empire in time and place;

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Word Wall

●Diocletian

●Byzantium

●Constantinople

●Huns (Attila)

●Odoacer

Other invaders:

●-Ostrogoths

●-Visigoths

●-Vandals

Multiple Choice

Many Romans lost their loyalty to Rome due to

• barbarian attacks

• government corruption

• disease

• the size of the empire

Multiple Choice

A 200 year period of peace and prosperity, ushered in by Emperor Augustus.

• Pax Romana

• Peace in Our Time

• Golden Age

• Flux Capacitor 

Multiple Choice

The East Roman Empire became known as the _____________.

• Holy Roman Empire

• Persian Empire

• Byzantine Empire

• Assyrian Empire

Multiple Choice

Who moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium?

• Augustus 

• Nero

• Constantine 

• Caesar 

Multiple Choice

Why was Constantinople a great site for a capital?

• The site was easy to defend as a peninsula. 

• It was a crossroads of east and west trade routes. 

• It was a walled city. 

• All of the above. 

Multiple Choice

What is this a picture of? 

• The split of the Roman Empire

• Mesopotamia

• The split of the New Rome

• Roman Republic after the Punic Wars.

Multiple Choice

Who was the first emperor to convert to Christianity?

• Justinian

• Constantine

• Theodora

• Diocletian

Multiple Choice

Barbarians

• at an advanced stage of social and cultural development.

• a stage of social and cultural development considered to be more advanced

• Word used by Greeks and Romans for all people who did not share their culture

• polite and well-mannered

Multiple Choice

Which part of the Roman Empire fell to barbarians?

• Western Rome

• Eastern Rome

• Southern Rome

• Northern Rome

Multiple Choice

Why was the Roman Empire split into two parts?

• It was too big for one person to rule 

• an emperor's two sons took over

• There wasn't a split 

• Germanic tribes invaded 

Multiple Choice

The Roman Empire fell for all of the reasons below EXCEPT...

• Invaded by the Barbarians

• Strong leadership

• Bad economy

• Civil unrest

Multiple Choice

The decline of the Roman Empire was

accelerated (happened faster) because?

• Rome waged war against a single

  powerful trade rival.

• Rome allowed Christianity to spread.

• Rome was conquered by the Islamic

  Empire.

• Rome faced invasions from many

  "Barbarian" tribes.

Multiple Choice

How did Roman leadership from the

200s - 400s CE contribute to the fall of

the Roman Empire?

• Roman leaders during this time were

  focused on hurting their own people.

• Roman leaders during this time worked

  together to transition power peacefully.

• Roman leaders during this time were

  weak and fought over who had power.

• Roman Leaders during this time made

  peace with other Empires to conquer

  Rome.

Multiple Choice

Which Barbarian tribe set off a domino effect which pushed many other tribes into Roman territory?

• A) The Goths

• B) The Huns

• C) The Vandals

• D) The Franks

Multiple Choice

What does this diagram illustrate?

• events that led to corruption in ancient Rome

• effects of the collapse of the Roman Empire

• patterns that develop when a government collects taxes

• causes of the fall of the Roman Empire

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was an external reason for Rome's fall?

• Germanic invasions

• political corruption

• diseased crops

• over entertained citizens

Open Ended

What do you think Rome could have done to stop the fall of the Roman Empire?