The house that falls apart

PART A: Which TWO of the following best identify the central ideas of t

• Great empires always eventually destroy themselves with corruption and greed.

• The Praetorian Guard’s corruption made the position of emperor unstable

• Over-taxation led to the demise of the Roman Empire.

• The Roman Empire fell because of attacks by stronger, invading Germanic empires.

• Greedy emperors and Roman leaders let Rome fall apart by keeping taxes for themselves.

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PART B: Which TWO phrases from the text best support the answers to Part A?

• “It looks like a lot of bad things happened at the same time with that house.” ( )

• “Rome collected taxes so they could do everything from build roads to pay the army.” ( )

• Many leaders in the Roman Empire kept the taxes they took for themselves.” ( )

• “They would kill emperors they did not like and make anyone who promised to pay them well the new leader.” ( )

• “It’s no good when your walls are trying to hurt you.” ( )

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PART A: What statement best describes the relationship between the house and the Roman Empire?

• Stronger outsiders destroyed both.

• Both lasted a long time but had to eventually decline.

• Both fell apart because their owners didn’t pay to maintain them.

• They were both not fixable from the start since they had too many problems.

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PART B: Which phrase from the text best supports your answer to Part A?

• Too many things went unfixed, and then they all went wrong at the same time.” ( )

• “Just as this house started to lose its roof, its windows, its heating and its water, Rome also started to fall apart.” ( )

• “I would bet that this broken house was around for a long time before it started to fall apart.” ( )

• “If the leaders decide to keep all of the money, no money will make it to the walls of the house or the people who keep the empire safe, and it all will come falling down.” ( )

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Re-read . How do the events in this paragraph contribute to the fall of the Roman Empire, compared to the events in the 3rd-5th paragraphs? Provide evidence from the text in your answer.

• Sample Answer: Paragraph six contributes to paragraph 3-5 because they're all talking about the house was broken and in bad condition also that you need taxes to pay for your house to keep it in good condition. This is how paragrap six contributes to paragraph 3-5.

• DONE!

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