1. Monday – March 5, 2012 Mr. Lombardi MrLombardi22@aol.com Do Now: Look back in your notes. Make a list of all the reasons (causes) why empires fall. * list as many as possible. * Aim: How did internal and external factors lead to the fall of Rome?

2. HW #7 Handout: Charlemagne Unites Germanic Kingdoms – Read the handout; highlight all important parts. – Complete the timeline. – Answer all questions (1-5). – Due: Tomorrow, March 6

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4. 1.Identify four groups that invaded Rome.

5. I POLITICAL II ECONOMIC III RELIGIOUS IV MILITARY V SOCIAL 1. People stop supporting the government. 2. Many corrupt government officials. 3. Diocletian divided the empire into two halves: Western Rome and Eastern Rome. 1. Heavy taxes necessary to support the government. 2. Romans became dependent on slave labor; no technological innovation. 3. Middle class disappears. 4. Farmers leave the land. 1. Christianity conflicted with Roman values. 1. Romans were forced to hire foreign mercenaries (hired soldiers) to defend the borders. 2. The Roman army lacks training and discipline. 3. Visigoths and other Germanic tribes invade the empire. 1. Population declines because of disease and war. 2. Old Roman values decline; people become selfish and lazy. Factors Leading to the Fall of Rome DOCUMENT 2

6. 1.a) Name two internal factors and two external factors. b) Explain how each of the factors was either internal or external. 2. Which factor do you think was the most important in bringing an end to the Roman Empire? Explain.

7. 1.What is the main idea of this cartoon? DOCUMENT 3

8. The Fall of Rome: A Different Point of View “The Fall of Rome” is actually an expression often misunderstood. The Roman Empire had been declining for many years. “Barbaric” tribes attempted to invade the Roman Empire, but the Empire was able to hold them off. The year 476 AD marks a turning point, because the capital was attacked and the entire Western half of the empire came under the control of the invading tribes. Even though the cities were destroyed and the once great roads of Rome laid ruin under mud and wreckage, many of the Roman traditions were preserved by the Catholic Church. Rome never actually “fell”. Instead, a long period of changes took place resulting in cultural diffusion as the invaders combined many of their traditions with Roman traditions. As far as the Eastern portion of the Empire is concerned, it lived on for another 1,000 years and was called the Byzantine Empire. When we speak of the Fall of Rome, we are speaking of a period of slow decline and change in the western half of the empire. DOCUMENT 4

9. 1.Based on the previous reading, why is it inaccurate to say that Rome “fell”? * Use evidence from each paragraph to support your answer. *

10. Summary 1.How did internal and external factors lead to the fall of Rome? 2.If you lived in Rome at the time that the empire “fell”, what would your FaceBook status be?