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The document discusses the decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire between the 2nd and 5th centuries AD. It identifies several key factors that contributed to Rome's decline, including economic troubles, political instability, social changes, and military weaknesses. Constantine's conversion to Christianity and establishment of Constantinople helped the Eastern Empire thrive even as the West collapsed. Ultimately, the Western Empire disintegrated in 476 AD due to worsening internal problems and invasions by Germanic tribes like the Huns and Vandals.
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- 1. Ancient Rome & TheOrigin of Christianity Outcome: The Fall of the Roman Empire
- 2. Constructive Response Questions 5.Whatfactors contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire?
- 3. What will welearn? 1. Factors that weakened Rome (Social, political, economic, military) 2. Emperor Constantine 3. Germanic invasions
- 4. The Fall ofthe Roman Empire 1. A Century of Crisis a. Pax Romana came to an end with Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180) b. The rulers that followed were unable to manage the large empire and its growing problems. c. Result: The Roman Empire began to decline
- 5. The Roman EmpireUnder Augustus Powerful!
- 6. Rome Fell Likea Game of Jenga Social Factors Economic Factors Political Factors Military Factors Many factors weakened Rome over the course of several centuries. By the end, it was too broken to save
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- 8. The Fall ofthe Roman Empire 2. Problems a. Economic i. Trade was disrupted by hostile tribes and pirates ii. No new gold or silver sources = raise taxes iii. Created more money = inflation (bad) iv. Soil in Italy and Western Europe became increasingly less fertile
- 9. The Fall ofthe Roman Empire b. Political i. Citizens were losing their patriotism towards Rome ii. Government began to be controlled by military iii. Terrible emperors such as Nero, Commodus, & Caligula murdered, raped, and impoverished their people
- 10. Examples of BAD EMPERORS! •Caligula • Ruled 37-41 AD • Lacked experience of collective decision making • Rumored incest with 3 of his sisters • Rumored to enjoy watching torture • Wanted to make his horse a member of the Senate • Was stabbed by imperial bodyguard while watching a gladiatorial show in 41AD
- 11. Examples of BAD EMPERORS! •Nero • Ruled from 54-68 AD • Little interest in governing, preferred to be poet & actor • Burned down part of the city to build his palace • Persecuted Christians • Killed his mother • Committed suicide after being deposed by the senate
- 12. Examples of BAD EMPERORS! •Commodus • Ruled from 180-192 AD; empire begins to erode, ends Pax Romana • Wasn’t very bright • Ran a “hands-off” government • Not a military leader • Was vain, thought of himself like Hercules & fought in the Colosseum; renamed Rome colonia Commodiana • Was assassinated by eating poison beef and strangled when it was feared he might recover from the poison
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- 14. Examples of BAD EMPERORS! •Elagabulus • Ruled from 218-222 AD • Wanted to make the sun- god Elagabal the main deity in the Pantheon • Acted as if he were a god • Built a new temple for Elagabal; actions appalled the Roman subjects • Was murdered by praetorian guards in 222 AD
- 15. The Fall ofthe Roman Empire c. Social i. People were slowly losing their confidence in the Empire ii. Gap between rich and poor was still very wide iii. Decline in interest in public affairs
- 16. The Fall ofthe Roman Empire d. Military i. Low funds for defense ii. Mercenaries (foreign soldiers) hired who accepted lower pay iii. Soldiers were less disciplined and loyal
- 17. The Fall ofthe Roman Empire 3. Reform Attempted a. Emperor Diocletian i. Becomes emperor in 284 AD ii. Ruled with iron fist and limited personal freedoms iii. Doubled size of army iv. Sought to control inflation v. Divided empire in two: Greek Speaking East & Latin Speaking West
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- 20. The Fall ofthe Roman Empire b. Emperor Constantine i. Embraced Christianity due to vision he had at the battle of Milvian Bridge; victory at Milvian Bridge made him sole ruler of Rome ii. First Christian Roman emperor iii. Issued the Edict of Milan which allowed Christians to worship freely iv. Moves capital of empire east to Byzantium; builds new city v. New city is later renamed Constantinople (in modern day Turkey) vi. Eastern empire flourishes due to trade and wealth
- 21. The Fall ofthe Roman Empire 4. Western Empire Crumbles a. The decline of the Western Roman Empire took place over many years b. Final collapse was due to: i. Worsening internal problems ii. The separation of the Western Empire from wealthier East iii. Outside invasions
- 22. The Fall ofthe Roman Empire c. Germanic Invasions i. Mongol nomads, The Huns, forced Germanic peoples on empire’s borders to push into Roman lands ii. Last Roman Emperor, Romulus Augustulus, ousted by Germanic forces in 476 AD
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- 28. The Fall ofthe Roman Empire • Result: The Western Roman Empire was no more but the eastern empire would continue to thrive as a region known today as Byzantium
- 29. Constructive Response Questions 5.Whatfactors contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire?
- 30. Fall of RomeDBQ Directions EQ: What were the primary reasons for the fall of Rome? Academic: 1. Read and annotate the background essay. 2. Answer the background essay questions 3. Annotate and answer questions for documents; A, B, C, E, F 4. Write a short essay (half page) answering the essential question above. 5. Must have 3 reasons. Honors: 1. Read and annotate the background essay. 2. Answer the background essay questions 3. Annotate and answer all documents 4. Write a one page essay answering the essential question above. 5. Must have at least 3 reasons/examples from the docs and explinations.