The Fall of the Roman Empire PPT and Activities
Description
The Fall of Rome – Lesson and Activity Instructions:
The main objective of this lesson is to have students explain reasons for the decline of the Roman Empire through primary and secondary source analysis
15 slide PowerPoint Includes:
- Do Now
- Class Notes
- Information Chart, Timeline, and Map
- 3 Video Links
- 2 Assessment Questions
- Activity Instructions
- Conclusion Question
For the Activity there are 3 DBQ options and 3 different ways that students can work with these documents:
- DBQ 1 – 10 documents with various topics about decline throughout Roman society and their military.
- DBQ 2 – 4 documents that focus specifically on reasons for Rome’s military decline
- DBQ 3 – 6 documents that focus on various problems Roman Society encountered, leading to their decline
With each of these DBQ’s there are 3 possible activity options for students
- Activity Option 1 – Students can answer the analysis questions for each document
- Activity Option 2 – Students complete the “What Caused the Fall of Rome?”
Activity. This organizer asks students to explain what each document shows about the decline of Rome
Option 3 – Students complete the “Historical Perspectives” Activity. Here, they are asked to answer questions on the perspectives of Romans based on each document. Perspectives include Roman citizens, Roman Emperors, Roman soldiers, and more.
Full Keys are provided for each activity option
Activities have been modified for digital learning, students can complete and submit their working using the fillable PDF files
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