1. This Week – COPY INTO BINDER REMINDER
DATE
ASSIGNMENTS
9/1
No School
9/2
Finish Brochure
Finish Interactions and Summary
9/3
Complete Reading Guide
9/4
Study for Quiz
Complete Interactions for Diocletian Biography
9/5
QUIZ TODAY!!!!

2. Cornell Notes: The Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Mrs. Lowell
September 2, 2014

3. Essential Question
Why did the Western Roman Empire fall?

4. DO NOT COPY Remember what the Romans achieved:
Government: Republican government, Senators, and a strong
Emperor. Written laws gave citizens protection.
Engineering: Roads, Aqueducts, Bridges
Architecture: Open spaces and columns borrowed from the Greeks,
Arches, Dome, Large buildings, stadiums, theaters
Art: Realistic art which included mosaics, sculptures, and paintings.

5. Problems in the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire had problems:
Political Corruption-
government stealing money
many wealthy citizens left Rome
Diseases killed many people
Government raised taxes

6. Diocletian Divides the Empire
Rome was too vast (BIG)
Trying to fix Rome’s many problems, Emperor Diocletian divided the empire into two pieces
This made it much easier to control (for now….)
Later Constantine moved the capital to Constantinople.

7. Barbarian Invasions Barbarians were anyone who did not speak Latin
Barbarians invaded the western Roman Empire
Huns from Central Asia invaded Europe & attacked tribes called the Goths and the Slavs.
The Goths fled from the Huns into western Roman territory and created their own kingdoms.

8. Attila the Hun, on the attack

10. 2.Next, scared of the Huns, barbarian tribes move into the western Roman Empire!
1. First, the Huns start in Asia but make their way west attacking many barbarian tribes as they go.
3.Finally, tribes like the Franks set up their own kingdoms within the western Roman Empire.

12. The Fall of Rome The large size of the empire made it hard to control.
Barbarian invasions weakened the empire.
Political corruption led to a weak/ineffective government
The population decreased
Rome, 5 mi

13. Rome
Barbarians + =

14. Rome is Destroyed The Goths attack and destroy Rome in 476.
The Roman Empire in the East continued to rule for another 1000 years.
Historians renamed The Eastern Empire the “Byzantine Empire” to distinguish it from the Western Empire.

17. The final emperor, Romulus Augustus, was forced to give his crown to the Barbarian King

18. Cornell Notes Interactions
1. List four problems Rome faced. Add pictures.
2. Haiku:
Pick an idea from the notes, and write a Haiku poem.
(5-7-5)
3. Write an Acrostic Poem for the Word “Divide” and describe why Diocletian divided Rome in half. D I v E
4. Suggestions:
Pretend you are the Roman Emperor. Write three ideas for how you would stop the Barbarians from attacking. More fighting is not an answer.

19. Cornell Notes Interactions
1. List four problems Rome faced. Add pictures.
2. Haiku:
Pick an idea from the notes, and write a Haiku poem.
(5-7-5)
3. Different Points of View
Interpret the interactions of the Barbarians and Romans from multiple points of view.
4. Suggestions:
Pretend you are the Roman Emperor. Write three ideas for how you would stop the Barbarians from attacking. More fighting is not an answer.
Roman Perspective
Barbarian Perspective 1. 2.

20. Summary
The Western Roman Empire faced many problems. The first problem was______________. The second was ____________. For example….