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Decline of the Roman Empire
Timeline Project
Forthisproject,yourjobwillbetocreateanillustratedtimelinethatpresentstheprocessofthedeclineoftheRomanEmpire,showingtheinternalandexternalproblemthatcontributedtothecollapse,aswell
astheimpactthatthefallofRomehadinboththeWesternandEasternhalvesoftheoncegreatMediterraneanpower.Thisprojectwillbealignedwithyourupcomingessay,whichwillcoverthevery
samecontent,sohavingcompletedthisproject,writingyouressayshouldfeelmucheasier.TheprojectwillbeduethisWEDNESDAY,November23
GENERALDIRECTIONS
• Beforeyoubeginworkingonthetimeline,youmustfirstprepareyourcontentusingtheprovidedorganizertodecidewhateventsyouwillbeincluding,toorganizetheminchronologicalorder,andtocollectanyandallrelevantdetails.
• NUMBERONEREMINDER!AtimelineisNOTjustalistofeventsinchronologicalorder.TheeventsareonaTIMELINE,whichmeanseverythingmustbePLOTTEDaccuratelyalongthetimeline,justlikeyouwouldplotpointsonanumberline.So,beforebeginning,youmustlookatallthedatesyouhaveanddetermineanappropriatestartandendpointforyourtimeline.Itshouldgiveyoualittleexcessoneitherendsoyouhaveroom.Youshouldfirstmakemarksatregularintervals(forexample,everyhundredyears).Onlywhenyouhavethelinesetupshouldyoustartplottingpoints.
• PLOTTINGEVENTS:Eacheventplottedonthetimelinemustincludeao DOT,plottedasexactlyaspossible,onthelineatthedateoftheevento BOX,aboveorbelowtheline,withaDATE,NAME,andBRIEFDESCRIPTIONoftheevento LINEconnectingthedottotheboxo Inafewcases,youmayincludedaterangesratherthanexactdatesinordertoinclude
importanttrendsandoccurrences,whichcanberepresentedwithtwodotsconnectedbyabarjustslightlyaboveorbelowthetimeline
• IMAGES:AminimumofTENimagesarerequiredo Correspondingtoandillustratingtheeventsonthetimelineo Shouldbespreadoutnicelythroughoutthetimelineo Maybeprinted,butdrawingispreferredo Colorisrequiredo Inadditiontoimages,otherdecorativeelementsareencouraged
• MATERIALS:TimelineshouldbecreatedonTHREEsheetsofregular-sizepaper,eithercomputerpaperorconstructionpaper(NOTlooseleaforposterboard)
• Youshouldincludeatitlesomewhereontheproject• YoushouldNOTstapleortapeyourprojecttogether,butyouSHOULDuseapaperclip
PARTONE:InternalandExternalProblemsLeadingtoRomanDecline• EVENTS:Youmustinclude10-15differentkeyevents• SOURCEOFCONTENT:YoushouldrelymainlyontheDBQworksheettitled“TheFallofthe
RomanEmpire,”butyoumaygobeyondthat,pullingfromthetextbookorreliableonlinesources• PLACEMENT:INTERNALeventboxesshouldbeplacedabovetheline,andEXTERNALevent
boxesshouldbeplacedbelowtheline• TURNINGPOINT:WhilehistorianssuggestdifferentdatesforthefallofRome,orevencriticize
theideathatanyonepointrepresentsthemomentthatRomefell,forthepurposesofthisproject,pleaseusetheeventsof476asthefinaleventforpartone,afterwhichyoushouldbeginplottingeventsforparttwo
PARTTWO:InfluenceofRomanDeclineonWestandEast
• EVENTS:Youmustinclude5-10differentkeyevents• SOURCEOFCONTENT:YoushouldrelymainlyontheDBQworksheettitled“TheLastingLegacy
ofRome,”butyoumaygobeyondthat,pullingfromthetextbookorreliableonlinesources• PLACEMENT:WESTERNeventboxesshouldbeplacedabovetheline,andEASTERNeventboxes
shouldbeplacedbelowtheline
YouwillbegradedoutofFOURineachofthefollowingFOURcategories
• Content:Includesalloftherequiredelements• Design:Properlystructuredandchronologicallyordered,usingrequiredmaterials• Aesthetics:Attractive,neat,clear,andcolorful• Accuracy:Doesnotincludeanyfactualerrors,representsthehistorycorrectly