Warm-up Questions What did the Romans do to prevent the Goths from attacking? Why did Diocletian divide the empire in half?

Problems in the Empire Chapter 11, Section 3 World History The Roman Empire Problems in the Empire Chapter 11, Section 3 World History

Alabama Course of Study Standard Six: Trace the expansion of the Roman Republic and its transformation into an empire, including key geographic, political, and economic elements. Interpreting spatial distribution and patterns of the Roman Republic using geographic tools and technologies.

Today’s Learning Targets I be able to use academic vocabulary of this region and time appropriately. I will be able to locate key geographical features of the Roman Empire on a map. I will be able to describe the fall of the Roman Empire. I can describe the fall of the Roman Republic.

Warm-up Questions What did the Romans do to prevent the Goths from attacking? They paid them. Why did Diocletian divide the empire in half? He felt it had become too big to govern.

Problems in the Empire New threats: ___ warriors to the north, ___ armies from the east. Germanic / Persian For fear of attacks on the borders, Romans ___ their lands. ___ were invited to work the farms. These new people ___ the ___. abandoned / Germans / ignored / emperors

Problems in the Empire ___ spread through the empire. ___ increased to pay for defense. Disease / taxes

Division of the Empire When ___ became emperor, he ___ the empire into ___ parts. Diocletian / split / two He appointed a ___ to rule the west and he would rule the east. co-emperor

Division of the Empire ___ would reunite the empire for a short period of time. Constantine He moved the capital from ___ to ___ and built ___. Rome / Byzantium / Constantinople

Key Terms Covered Roman Peace Pax Romana A raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities aqueduct

Key Terms Covered The decay of people’s values corruption

Key Terms Covered A type of execution in which a person is nailed to a cross. crucifixion To rise from the dead Resurrection

Key Terms Covered A religion based upon the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Christianity “God’s anointed one” Messiah

Key Terms Covered Those languages that evolved from Latin: Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian Romance languages Legal system based on a written code of laws Civil law

Key Terms Covered 12 disciples whom Jesus chose to receive special training Apostles Prevention of wasting a valuable resource. Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense. efficient.

Rhine River Atlantic Ocean Alps Caspian Sea Danube River Black Sea Pyrenees Corsica Adriatic Sea Balkan Peninsula Byzantium Sardinia Tyrrhenian Sea Sicily Ionian Sea Carthage Aegean Sea Cyprus Crete Mediterranean Sea Alexandria Tiber River Apennines Rome Red Sea Nile River Athens

Today’s Learning Targets I can use academic vocabulary of this region and time appropriately. I can locate key geographical features of the Roman Empire on a map. I can describe the fall of the Roman Empire.