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Pump-Up
• How do people respond today during difficult economic times or political instability?
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Decline of the Roman Empire
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Today’s Vocabulary
• Attila the Hun– His invasions are the immediate cause of the fall of
Rome.
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Economy Weakens • Less trade
• Higher taxes
• Inflation– A drop in a value of money
combined with rising prices
• Food shortages– Poor farmers moved to work on
the farms of wealthy landowners.
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Military & Political Turmoil
• Soldiers and citizens become less disciplined and less loyal.
• Mercenaries– Foreign soldiers who fought
for money.– Loyal to commanders
• Emperors were overthrown by generals constantly.
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Attempted Reform• Emperor Diocletian– Limited personal freedoms– Increased size of the army – Set fixed prices for goods
• Divided the empire into 2 parts– The Greek-speaking East– The Latin-speaking West
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The Capital is Moved
• Emperor Constantine gains control.– Moved the capital from
Rome to Constantinople
• Power shifts from the west to the east.
• Ends persecution of Christians.
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Western Empire Crumbles
• Asians were pushing Germanic tribes into Roman territories.– Germanic tribes plundered
Rome.
• Attila the Hun– United the Huns and helped
bring about the end of the western Roman empire.
– Never able to take they city of Rome or Constantinople.
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Legacy of Roman Art and Literature
• Mosaics – Pictures made up of small
pieces of stone, glass, or tile.
• Frescoes– Bright, large murals
• Virgil– Poet who modeled the Aeneid
after the Greek epics of Homer.
• Tacitus– Historian who presented facts
accurately.
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Rome’s Enduring Influence• Latin– More than half of English
words are based in Latin.
• Aqueducts – Designed to bring water into
cities and towns.
• Law– Believed that laws should be
fair and apply equally to all people.• Innocent until proven guilty.
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Classwork• Today you will research and asses some of the most
famous Roman emperors. While researching, you will look for the following for each emperor:– What were his achievements?– What was his personality like?– What was his leadership style like?– Do others consider him a successful leader?– Who were his enemies?– What caused his downfall?– Other important information?
• After finding this information, you will choose ONE emperor to create a facebook page for.
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Reflection
• What events led to the fall of the Roman Empire?
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Honors Homework• Now that you have researched some of the most
famous Roman emperors, you will write a one page obituary about one of the Roman Emperors. You must include:– Catchy headline– Reason for how he died– Achievements (overly animate)– Short comings (downplay)– Who will succeed him