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Directions: ?Use this handout to take notes down from the websites you visit while researching the Fall of Rome. ?Remember, we will be in the library for almost 3 entire class periods, which means that I expect you to be careful and thorough in your review and notetaking. ?Do not rush through this step. ?You will need awesome notes to prepare you for our debate and then your essay.Part I DirectionsVisit the first two sites on the Research page (History Channel and Causes of the Fall). To the list below, add additional details about each theory on your original handout. Don’t write details that you already have on the handout!As you come across NEW or DIFFERENT theories about why Rome fell, add them to the blank #11-15 below. Make sure you add details to each new reason you add!Ten (or 15!) Theories on the Fall of RomeBarbarian InvasionsDecline in Morals and ValuesEnvironmental and Public Health ProblemsExcessive Military Spending to Defend the EmpireInferior TechnologyInflationPolitical CorruptionRise in ChristianityUnemploymentUrban Decay11. _____________________________________12. _____________________________________13. _____________________________________14. _____________________________________15. _____________________________________PART II DirectionsVisit The Fall of Rome: Fact and Fiction and read ONLY sections I and II (the “Introduction” and “The Barbarians Arrive”)Before you begin reading, be on the lookout for new and useful details that will help you argue and debate the question Why did Rome fall?Below, list at least 10 specific details from this page that will help you argue your position about why Rome fell. Write your 10 or more details in the blank space below.Part III DirectionsVisit The Chaos of the Third Century and read ONLY the first 3 sections (stop at and do not read “Christians in the Empire”)Before you begin reading, be on the lookout for new and useful details that will help you argue and debate the question Why did Rome fall?Below, list at least 10 specific details from this page that will help you argue your position about why Rome fell. Write your 10 or more details in the blank space below.Part IV DirectionsNow it is time for you to start forming opinions and making a decision: What do YOU think are the 3 MOST IMPORTANT reasons why Rome fell?Before you make that choice, read the next 3 sites: Decline of Rome, Primary Source Excerpt, and Why Did Rome Fall?As you read, focus on arguments for or against some of the theories you’ve been reading about. As you read, jot down details in support of the theories you think are the strongest, or most important.TheoryArguments that support it__________________________________1371600120650 ................
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