Transcript Middle Ages - WorldHistoryMsWrede

Unit # 3 – Middle Ages
Lesson # 1 – Fall of Rome
Agenda
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Warm Up
Housekeeping
Fall of Rome
History Repeats Itself
Writing prompt
Remember new
classroom
procedures and be
in your seat, ready
to go when the bell
rings!!
February 18, 2014
• Page 34: Attach Unit # 3 Study Guide
• Page 35:
▫ Bell Ringer: Flow Chart (directions will be
provided on next slide)
▫ Objective: Describe the Fall of Rome and its
impact on Western Europe
▫ Homework: Answer first question on study guide
• Page 36:
• Leave Blank, Title – Rome Splits
• Page 37:
▫ Attach Is i7 true: Does history repeat itself?
Reminders
• Unit # 2 Test must be made up by on Thursday,
February 20
• Tutorial on Tuesday w/Mr. Rusk
▫ Media Center, 2:30-3:30pm
• Tutorial on Thursday w/Ms. Wrede
▫ Room 335, 2:30-3:30pm
On Page 35, using the entire page,
Copy this flow Chart
Leave space in each box to complete
information at a later time
Rome Falls
Feudalism Begins
Christianity Spreads
Cities and Towns
Grow
Trade Increases
The Crusades are
Fought
Rome Splits (page 36)
• Rome got too big to govern effectively
▫ It cost a lot of money to build new roads, keep and
army, and otherwise maintain stability and growth
• Emperor Diocletian devised a solution
▫ Split the empire into East and West
• Eastern Rome thrived and became the Byzantine
Empire
• Western Rome will suffer and the Roman
Empire will fall
Division of Empire
How Each Empire Looked
Western Empire (Rome)
Eastern Empire (Byzantium)
Focus on warfare/expanding Empire
Focus on trade, education
Weak leadership
Continue to thrive
Economic Crisis
Culturally diverse
Invasions
Greek, Muslim influences
Social Unrest
Roman Catholic
Orthodox Catholic
Decline of Rome
• Read “Fall of the Roman Empire” and complete
this graphic organizer
Weak Leadership
Economic Crisis
Social Unrest
Invasions
Does History Repeat Itself?
• Annotate the document
• Highlight, underline, make comments, write
questions
• Answer Questions/Complete chart on reverse
Side
▫ For each question, find the passage in the reading
that supports (highlight and number it)
• Time: 20 minutes
So…does it?
• How is the current United States similar to the
Roman Empire?
• How is the current United States dissimilar to
the Roman Empire?
• Is the passage misleading to the reader? How
so?
• Are your comparisons subjective (opinion) or
objective (fact)?
• Do you think the end is near for the United
States? Why or why not?
What causes a society to decline?
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You will be working in groups of 3-4
You will have the remainder of class to prepare
You may use electronic devices to research
Supplies are available
Make sure you read the instructions before
asking questions!
Let’s watch a video…
• Invasions: The American Perspective