Transcript The Formation of Europe - CarpenterInternational

The End of the
Pax Romana
Warm Up
In your notebook, you will be writing the questions
below. Be sure to leave 3-4 lines between each so you
have room for your answers. You have 5 minutes…
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What happened to Rome after the
death of Marcus Aurelius and his son
Commodus?
From what you just read, what were
three major reasons for the decline of
the empire?
What effect did warfare have on the
empire?
Directions
Please take A Message
of Ancient Days from
the stack by the window
and open to page 471.
Survey/Question/Read/Recite/Review
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Survey – look at the pages 471 - 474
Question – from what you see on these
pages, write down any questions you have…
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Read
Recite
Review
We are going to be doing things a little
differently since we will be completing the
questions from your warm up using
Think/Pair/Share…
Think/Pair/Share
THINK = By yourself, quietly
COMPLETE all of the questions that go
along with what we just read.
PAIR = Quietly DISCUSS your
answers with the person sitting next to
you.
SHARE your BEST answers with the
class.
#1 What happened to Rome after
the death of Marcus Aurelius and
his son Commodus?
Military leaders began to fight for
military power and the empire
began to decline.
#2 From what you just read, what
were three major reasons for the
decline of the empire?
There were political problems
within the empire, the economy
was really bad, and outside forces
were attacking.
What effect did warfare
have on the empire?
Some effects were: people were
taxed and left their jobs/farms,
there were shortages of food,
trade was disrupted, and poverty
and unemployment increased
Warm Up
From what we learned last class, what does
SQ3R stand for? Write in the correct word
for each letter below. You have 3 minutes…
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Q
R
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Directions
On a new page in your notebook,
please set up your paper using the
Cornell Method of note taking from
the other day. If you can’t remember,
look at the diagram on the board.
When you are finished, take A
Message of Ancient Days from the
stack by the window and open to
page 472.
The Reign of Diocletian
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Diocletian ordered the persecution of
the Christians to make the Roman
gods happy.
Diocletian set prices for goods and
increased the size of the army.
Diocletian divided the empire into
regions and passed strict laws to
keep people in their jobs.
Under Diocletian, the emperor had
complete control of the people.
The Reign of Constantine
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Constantine adopted Christianity and
Christianity became the main religion
of the Roman Empire
Constantine established the new
capital of Constantinople in the east.
Constantinople had many advantages
as a capital city.
After Constantine’s death, the Roman
Empire became permanently split by
400 C.E.
Summary
In your own words, complete a short
summary of the section you just finished.
When you are done, please return the
book to the side of the room by the
window. We will share some of these
summaries with the rest of the class once
all the books are back.
Important People
Diocletian – Roman emperor who
persecuted Christians and
reestablished order to the Roman
Empire
Constantine – Roman emperor who
established Constantinople and
adopted Christianity as the main
religion of the Roman Empire