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1 Fall of Rome EQ: What caused the fall of the Roman Empire?

2 Political Causes ► A divided empire (E&W) becomes weak ► Gov’t becomes too strict ► Many corrupt officials  People stop supporting the gov’t

3 Economic Causes ► Romans use too much slave labor ► Heavy taxes  Required to support gov’t ► Farmers leave their land ► Middle class disappears

4 Military Causes ► Visigoths & Germanic tribes invade the empire ► Roman army starts to lack training and discipline ► Romans forced to hire foreign soldiers to defend extensive borders

5 Social Causes ► The people become more and more selfish and lazy ► Population declines  War  disease

6 Exit Ticket ► Pick the cause that you think contributed the most to the fall of the Roman Empire and illustrate this cause on a ½ sheet of paper.

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