Lesson 2.8: What Caused Rome's Fall?

Objective:

Students will identify the main reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire by answering questions based on a presentation and a group sorting exercise.

Vocabulary: political, economic, social, military, corruption, Byzantine Empire

Directions:

• Get a copy of this worksheet
• Watch the video presentation on the Fall of Rome (below) and answer the questions from it.
• Complete the second page of the worksheet by identifying whether each factors is a political, social, military or economic reason for the fall of Rome