1. FOA Week of May 1st – May 5th
ERQ Write an informative paragraph Analyzing the internal and external forces which caused the disintegration of the Roman Empire.

2. FOA Monday May 1st ERQ Quiz Thursday!!!!!!
Directions: In the third century AD Rome faced many problems. Historians have examined both the internal conditions that weakened the expansive empire and the external force of the barbarian invasions and have presented a variety of explanations for the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
Read the following infographic and excerpts from different historians on the fall of the Roman Empire then write an informative paragraph analyzing the internal and external forces which caused the disintegration of the Roman Empire. MINIMUM of 5-8 sentences in paragraph form. Be sure to include the following in your paragraph:
A. Give two causes for the fall of Rome.
B. Choose one of the causes you gave in Part A and fully explain how the cause would contribute to the fall of Rome.

3. FOA Monday May 1st
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4. Practice Writing ERQ - ERQ Quiz Thursday!!!!!!
FOA Tuesday May 2nd
Practice Writing ERQ - ERQ Quiz Thursday!!!!!!
Directions: In the third century AD Rome faced many problems. Historians have examined both the internal conditions that weakened the expansive empire and the external force of the barbarian invasions and have presented a variety of explanations for the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
Read the following infographic and excerpts from different historians on the fall of the Roman Empire then write an informative paragraph analyzing the internal and external forces which caused the disintegration of the Roman Empire. MINIMUM of 5-8 sentences in paragraph form. Be sure to include the following in your paragraph:
A. Give two causes for the fall of Rome.
B. Choose one of the causes you gave in Part A and fully explain how the cause would contribute to the fall of Rome.

5. FOA Tuesday May 2nd
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6. FOA Tuesday May 2nd
Informational Text based on the Fall of the Roman Empire
This excerpt is from Uses of the Past by Herbert J. Muller:
First the economic factor ... While the empire was expanding, its prosperity was fed by plundered wealth and by new markets in the semi-barbaric provinces. When the empire ceased to expand, however, economic progress soon ceased.... The abundance of slaves led to growth of the latifundia, the great estates that ...came to dominate agriculture and ruin the free coloni (farmers) who drifted to the cities, to add to the unemployment there. The abundance of slaves kept wages low.
This excerpt, from Romans without Laurels by Indro Montanelli, blames the fall on “internal decay,” specifically that of the military.
Rome, like all great empires, was not overthrown by external enemies but undermined by internal decay The military crisis was the result of proud old aristocracy’s...shortage of children. (Consequently) foreigners poured into the...Roman army [was] composed entirely of Germans

7. Practice Writing ERQ - ERQ Quiz Thursday!!!!!!
FOA Wednesday May 3rd
Practice Writing ERQ - ERQ Quiz Thursday!!!!!!
Directions: In the third century AD Rome faced many problems. Historians have examined both the internal conditions that weakened the expansive empire and the external force of the barbarian invasions and have presented a variety of explanations for the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
Read the following infographic and excerpts from different historians on the fall of the Roman Empire then write an informative paragraph analyzing the internal and external forces which caused the disintegration of the Roman Empire. MINIMUM of 5-8 sentences in paragraph form. Be sure to include the following in your paragraph:
A. Give two causes for the fall of Rome.
B. Choose one of the causes you gave in Part A and fully explain how the cause would contribute to the fall of Rome.

8. FOA Wednesday May 3rd
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9. FOA Wednesday May 3rd
Informational Text based on the Fall of the Roman Empire
This excerpt is from a textbook, The Course of Civilization by Strayer,Gatzke & Harbison (1961):
The basic trouble was that very few inhabitants of the empire believed that the old civilization was worth saving ...the overwhelming majority of the population had been systematically excluded from political responsibilities. They could not organize to protect themselves; they could not serve in the army Their economic plight was hopeless. Most of them were serfs bound to the soil, and the small urban groups saw their cities slipping into uninterrupted decline.
Excerpt from The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon:
The decline of Rome was the natural and inevitable effect of immoderate greatness (large size)...The introduction ...of Christianity, had some influence on the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. The clergy successfully preached the doctrine of patience; the active virtues of society were discouraged; and the last remains of military spirit were buried in the cloister; a large portion of public & private wealth was consecrated to the...demands of charity and devotion ...

10. FOA Wednesday May 3rd Teacher’s Sample:
Two reasons for the fall of Rome include that the Romans thought their society wasn’t worth saving, and that internally the society began to decay.
According to the excerpt from “The Course,” the Roman people didn’t believe their society was worth saving. Many members of the population had been excluded for many years, and only those of noble birth or high social status had a say in things. This caused many of them to feel that their situation was “helpless.” Much like us today, when the Romans felt helplessness they tended to give up and refuse to help themselves. When most a population feels that their situation is one that is pointless or helpless, there is little anyone can do to save the situation, as was the case with Rome; the Romans felt they were beyond saving.

11. FOA Thursday May 4th
Study for your ERQ Quiz

12. FOA Friday May 5th
Many of our beliefs about law and justice come from Roman ideas.
True
False
How has Latin influenced modern language?
The English language is a type of Latin.
Latin is the official language of government.
Scientists, doctors, and lawyers use Latin phrases.
Musicians and computer programmers use Latin phrases.

13. Key:
Friday:
A. True
C. Scientists, doctors, and lawyers use Latin phrases.