The Fall of Rome
The Fall of Rome
Chapter 2, Section 2
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Main Ideas
1. Many _____________ threatened the Roman Empire, leading one ____________ to divide it in half.
2. _____________ invaded Rome in the 300s and 400s.
3. Many _____________ contributed to Rome’s fall
PROBLEMS THREATEN THE EMPIRE
At its height, the Roman Empire stretched from _____________ south to _____________, and from the Atlantic Ocean to the _____________ Gulf.
But by the end of the _____________, emperors had to give up much of that land.
The empire was too ______ to manage well.
Rome had to ___________ itself constantly.
Attacks came from _____________ in the north and from _____________ in the east.
Problems came from _____________ the empire, too.
_____________ killed many people.
_____________ were high.
Food was _____________ because so many farmers went to war.
To increase food production, _____________ farmers were invited to work on Roman lands, but they were not _____________ to Rome.
_____________ soon followed.
The emperor _____________ took power in the late 200s.
His solution to Rome’s problems was to _____________ the empire into _____________ _____________.
Diocletian ruled the _____________.
He appointed a _____________to rule the _____________.
The emperor _____________ briefly _____________ the empire.
He _____________ the capital from Rome to a new city he built in the east.
He named the city __________________, which means “the city of Constantine.”
Identify What problems did Rome face in the 100s and 200s?
Make Inferences Why do you think power moved east when Constantine moved the empire’s capital?
BARBARIANS INVADE ROME
Once the capital moved to the eastern empire, German _____________ started more attacks on Roman territory in the north.
During the late 300s, an Asian group called the _____________ began attacking a group called the _____________.
As the Huns pushed farther into Goth territory, the Goths were forced into _____________ territory.
The _____________, _____________, and _____________ invaded Britain.
The _____________ invaded Gaul.
The Frankish King _____________, one of the most powerful German kings, built a large kingdom in Gaul.
Meanwhile the east was menaced by a fearsome new Hun leader named _____________.
In 476 another barbarian leader _____________ the Roman emperor and declared himself king.
This _____________ the western empire.
Recall How did the Romans deal with Goth invaders?
Sequence What sequence of events led to the sack of Rome in 410?
Identify What different groups invaded the Roman Empire?
Analyze What caused the final collapse of the western empire?
FACTORS IN ROME’S FALL
Barbarian invasions were _______ the only causes of Rome’s fall.
The empire was too big, making it difficult to rule _____________.
The ________________ also suffered from corruption.
As these problems grew _____________ _____________ left Rome.
They preferred to build armies and _____________ their personal estates.
Only the _____________ were left in the city.
Rome was no longer the _____________ _____________ it had once been.
Identify What factors weakened Roman government?
Identify Cause & Effect What were the effects of wealthy citizens leaving Rome?
Elaborate Which factor do you think played the biggest part in the downfall of Rome?
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Lesson Objective: ______________________________
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