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Announcements:

1: Mini-Quiz at the beginning of class: Islamic

Caliphates, Gold-Salt Trade, Mongols, and the Silk

Road

You need:

1: Spiral/blank sheet of paper

2: A copy of the “Fall of Rome” DBQ Activity

Bell Ringer: October 17(14/18), 2016

1. The Roman Empire was first a (democracy/republic).

2. The Roman Empire was incredibly (small/large).

3. The Romans (allowed/did not allow) everyone in their

empire to practice their own religion.

4. The Roman Empire fell because of

(social/economic/political) problems.

Mini-Quiz Review!

• Why were the caliphates formed? • What religion are the caliphates associated with?

• Who is the leader of that religion?

• What happened to him?

• “The ink of the scholar is more holy than the blood of martyrs.” • A scholar is a learner.

• A martyr is someone who sacrifices themselves for a cause.

Mini-Quiz Review!

• Genghis Khan was the leader of the Mongols

• Mongols developed the stirrup

• They were excellent horse riders

• Mongols had the largest empire in the world

• United China

• Pax Mongolia – when the Mongols controlled Asia and parts of Russia, the empire was safe and people could trade from one end to another

Mini-Quiz Review!

• Silk Road and Gold-Salt Trade • Silk Road spread Buddhism, ideas, language, disease, etc.

• Gold-Salt gave African empires benefits because they controlled the trade routes and therefore became very rich

Announcements:

1: Mini-Quiz at the beginning of class: Islamic

Caliphates, Gold-Salt Trade, Mongols, and the Silk

Road

You need:

1: Spiral/blank sheet of paper

2: A copy of the “Fall of Rome” DBQ Activity

Bell Ringer: October 17(14/18), 2016

1. The Roman Empire was first a (democracy/republic).

2. The Roman Empire was incredibly (small/large).

3. The Romans (allowed/did not allow) everyone in their

empire to practice their own religion.

4. The Roman Empire fell because of

(social/economic/political) problems.

Lesson Objective

• The student will be able to explain the impact of the Fall of Rome on Western Europe.

Lesson Objective


1. What are we learning?

• Rewrite the LO in your own words in the form of a question.

• Turn and talk with your partner and discuss what you wrote.

Lesson Objective

Ex:

2. Why is it important?

“Innocent until proven guilty.”

“The king must be held accountable under the law.”

“An eye for an eye.”

Which of these ideas about government is related to Rome?

Why is it important?

Lesson Objective

4. How does it connect to my life?

The Romans created aqueducts, domed roofs, a

republican system of government, and a law code

that the United States borrowed when we were

creating our own law code. How would our country

be different if a republican form of government didn’t

exist?

Lesson Objective


Essential Question:

• The impact of the fall of Rome is that the world entered a period of time called the Dark Ages and a social and economic system called feudalism was created.

• Essential question: How did the fall of Rome lead to the Dark Ages and the creation of the system of feudalism?

Reasons for the Fall of Rome


• http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/8-reasons-why-rome-fell


• Over-reliance on troops recruited from non-Roman peoples

• Inflation, gap between rich and poor

• Invasions from Germanic Tribes and Huns

• Decline in population due to food shortages

• Division of Empire into East (Byzantium) and West

Impact of the Fall of Rome

• Disruption of economy• Shops go out of business

• Big cities slowly get poor and fall apart

• No money available


• Downfall of cities


• Shift to rural populations as people abandon cities


• Decline of learning because German invaders could not read or write


• Loss of common language


• Rise in the power of the Church • as a surviving institution

the Church provides cultural unity to Western Europe and emerges as a political force


• Change in the concept of government from one of loyalty to public government and written law to loyalty to governance through unwritten laws and feudal traditions

Lesson Objective


Lesson Objective


A. The loss of businesses, decline of cities, and shift of loyalty to unwritten laws created a new era of learning that took place in rural areas

B. The inability of people to communicate meant that the development of technology was slowed down

C. The shift from urban to rural living encouraged people to study Greek and Roman texts

D. The loss of businesses, decline or cities, and shift or loyalty to unwritten laws created a new era where learning was no longer important and development of technology ceased

SHOW

ME!

Fall of Rome DBQ: Vocabulary

• Document 1: • Inhabitants – resident• Systematically – using a method• Plight – suffering • Serfs – slaves • Bound – tied

• Document 2: • Inevitable – will happen eventually• Immoderate – excessive, unlimited• Cloister – religious life• Consecrated – to make holy

• Document 3:• Prosperity – richness,

wealth • Plundered – stolen • Barbaric – uncivilized • Ceased – stopped • Latifundia – rich farmers • Abundance – a lot of

• Document 4:• Bureaucracy –

departments • Private enterprise –

private citizens owning businesses

Wrapping Up:

• Your essay is homework.

• A Day: Due Monday, October 24.

• B Day: Due Tuesday, October 25.

• Test retake tickets are also homework

• A Day: Due Monday, October 24.

• B Day: Due Thursday, October 20.

•RETEST DAY: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25.

DOL Vocabulary:

• Decline: fall, ending of

• Over-reliance: depending too much

• Decay: death

• Impact: effect

• Barbarian: uncivilized

• Greco-Roman: influenced by Greece and Rome

• Disgrace: embarrassing

• Surpassed: beaten

• Stimulates: inspires, motivates

• Squadrons: military group

• Pose little threat: are not a threat

• Religious orders: groups related to the church

• Reigned: controlled

• Emergence: appearance, growth

• Manufacturing: building things in factories

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