FALL OF ROME 1

​THE FALL OF ROME

Open Ended

What could have possibly caused the Roman Empire to fall when it was so large and powerful? List two reasons why you think it fell.

PAX ROMANA

"ROMAN PEACE"

• The greatest period in the history of Rome!

• Rome was at its best for 2 centuries!

• At the time, the largest and most advanced empire the world had ever seen!

Multiple Choice

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE EMPEROR THAT MARKED THE BEGINNING OF PAX ROMANA?

(READ THE BOOK TO FIND THE ANSWER)

• CESAR AUGUSTUS

• JULIUS CESAR

• CONSTANTINE

• DIOCLETIAN

• It is now known as the Mediterranean Sea!

• Mare Nostrum = “Our Lake”

• The Romans built roads and sea routes to make use of their large region!

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MARE NOSTRUM

Open Ended

WHY WOULD HAVING CONTROL OF THE ENTIRE "MARE NOSTRUM" ALLOW ROME TO BECOME STRONGER?

Poll

IS THE ROMAN EMPIRE JUST TOO LARGE DEFEND?

• YES

• NO

2 MILLION PEOPLE LIVED IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE

TWO OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: LATIN AND GREEK

ROMANS, EGYPTIANS, JEWISH, GREEKS, SYRIANS, CELTICS, GAULS

WHO LIVED THERE?

THE PEOPLE OF ROME

Open Ended

WHAT IS A SITE OF ENCOUNTER?

(FIND THE ANSWER IN THE BOOK)

• ROME WAS WHERE EVERYTHING HAPPENED

• EVERYONE WENT THEIR TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS! (BACK IN THE DAY LOS ANGELES OR NEW YORK)

• ANYONE COMING TO THE ROMAN EMPIRE TO TRADE WENT TO THE CITY OF ROME.

• THE BEST PRODUCTS WERE SOLD THERE! (GRAINS FROM EGYPT, OIL FROM GREECE, SILK FROM CHINA)

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Open Ended

WHAT DREW PEOPLE FROM MANY DIFFERENT CULTURES TO ROME?

INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE CITATION FOR THE BOOK IN YOUR ANSWER

Multiple Choice

WHAT CAUSED THE ROMAN EMPIRE TO START TO FALL?

(ANSWER IS IN THE BOOK)

• RAN OUT OF PEOPLE TO CONQUER

• CORRUPTION

• RAN OUT OF PLACES TO GROW CROPS

• ALL OF THE ABOVE