The document discusses the primary reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire. It provides an overview stating that from 50 BCE to 200 CE, Rome was the superpower of the Mediterranean world and its wealth, territory, and status grew greatly during this time. However, problems both internal and external to Rome slowly began to cause its fall apart. The document then explores the various factors that led to the eventual decline and fall of the powerful Roman Empire.

1. What were the primary reasons
for the Fall of Rome?

2. Entry Task:
• What factors led to Rome having
a strong empire?

3. Entry Task Review
• Location
• Military
• Infrastructure
• Organized Government
• Written Laws
• Science and Technological Innovations
• Powerful Leaders
• Economy

4. Rome clips
• History of Rome in less than 10 minutes
• Barbarians Rising: Rise and Fall of Rome
• Teenage life in Rome

5. Overview:
From about 50 BCE until the year 200 CE, the
Roman Empire was the superpower of the
Mediterranean world. During that time, the
empire’s wealth, territory and international
status grew and grew. But even as the empire
prospered, it was slowly starting to fall apart.
Some of its problems were internal – coming
from within Rome itself – and others were
external. This Mini-Q explores the factors that
led to the eventual fall of one of history’s most
powerful and influential empires.

6. The Course of Empire Series
Thomas Cole 1833-1836
As you view each painting answer these
questions:
1.What do you see in each painting? (What
observations can you make?)
2.How does the title of the painting fit with the
images depicted in it?

7. The Savage State

8. The Arcadian State

9. The Consummation of Empire

10. The Destruction of Empire

11. Desolation