SUMMATIVE ASSIGNMENT: LATE ROMAN EMPIRE PRESENTATION

Instructions:

• You will create a slide-show using Google Slides!!!

• You will present your presentation but submit it to Brightspace

• You may narrate and record your presentation.

• The slide show must include images, maps, family trees, videos and text.

• Provide a bibliography of all resources used.

• Provide 2 multiple choice questions and 1 reflection questions based on your presentation.

Topics:

Relations with Near East Rival Kingdoms

Presentation 1:  Arsacid Parthian Empire (247BC to 224) Part 1

• Outline origins, culture and religion of the Parthian Empire

Presentation 2:  Arsacid Parthian Empire (247BC to 224) Part 2

• Outline relations with the Roman Empire & other places,  & their decline

Presentation 3:  Sasanian Neo-Persian Empire (224 to 651) Part 1

Outline origins, culture and religion of the Sasanian Neo-Persian Empire

Presentation 4:  Sasanian Neo-Persian Empire (224 to 651) Part 2

• Outline relations with the Roman Empire & other places, & their decline

Relations with Other Kingdoms

Presentation 5:  Sino-Roman Relations

• Outline contact and relations between the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty 

Presentation 6:  Indo-Roman Relations

• Outline contact and relations between the Roman Empire and the Indian kingdoms

Presentation 7:  Sarmatians/Scythians & Roman Relations

• Outline contact and relations between the Roman Empire and the Sarmatians/Scythians

Presentation 8:  Celtic- Roman Relations

• Outline contact and relations between the Roman Empire and the Celts

Presentation 9:  Ethiopian-Roman Relations

• Outline contact and relations between the Roman Empire and Ethiopia

Religion

Presentation 10:  Rise & Popularity of Magna Mater Part 1

• Outline origins, beliefs, influence on Christianity 

Presentation 11:  Rise & Popularity of Magna Mater Part 2

• Outline political/social/cultural effects on the empire

Presentation 12:  Rise & Popularity of sun god Elagabal Part 1

• Outline origins, beliefs, influence on Christianity

Presentation 13:  Rise & Popularity of sun god Elagabal Part 2

• Outline political/social/cultural effects on the empire

Presentation 14:  Rise & Popularity of Mithraism Part 1

• Outline origins, beliefs, influence on Christianity

Presentation 15:  Rise & Popularity of Mithraism Part 2

• Outline political/social/cultural effects on the empire

Presentation 16:  Rise & Popularity of Sol Invictus Part 1

• Outline origins, beliefs, influence on Christianity

Presentation 17:  Rise & Popularity of Sol Invictus Part 2

• Outline political/social/cultural effects on the empire

Presentation 18:  Rise & Popularity of Christianity Part 1

• Outline origins, beliefs, influences

Presentation 19:   Legalization of Christianity Part 2

• Outline political/social/cultural effects on the empire

Invading Peoples in the West

Presentation 20:  The Germans (Vandals, Goths & Visigoths) Part 1

• Outline origins, culture and religion of the Vandals, Goths & Visigoths

Presentation 21:  The Germans (Vandals, Goths & Visigoths) Part 2

• Outline relations and interactions with the Roman Empire

Presentation 22:  The Huns Part 1

• Outline origins, culture and religion of the Huns

Presentation 23:  The Huns Part 2

• Outline relations and interactions with the Roman Empire

Fall of the West & Continuance of the East

Presentation 24:  The Rise of Constantinople

• Outline people and events & cultural, political, military, economic developments

Presentation 25:  Brief Timeline of the Fall of the Western Empire (300-500)

• Outline people and events

Presentation 26:  Underlying Causes of the Fall of the Western Empire (300-500)

• Outline various possible causes

Presentation 27:  The Eastern Empire (aka Byzantine Empire) Part 1

• Outline people and events & cultural, political, military, economic developments from 337 to 518

Presentation 28:  The Eastern Empire (aka Byzantine Empire) Part 2

• Outline people and events & cultural, political, military, economic developments from 518 to 717

Presentation 29:  The Eastern Empire (aka Byzantine Empire) Part 3

• Outline people and events & cultural, political, military, economic developments from 718 to 1081

Presentation 30: The Decline and Fall of Constantinople 

• Outline people and events & cultural, political, military, economic developments from 1081 to 1453

Making Scheme:

A. Knowledge & understanding

• Presented in class and on time and posted in Brightspace on time

• How well, accurate and in depth you present the material; summarize the people and events of the time

Incomplete  0 Needs Improvement  5 Satisfactory  6 or 7 Good  8 or 9 Excellent  9.5 or 10

B. Communication

• Presented in class and on time and posted in Brightspace on time

• How well you use text, images, videos and maps in your presentation to teach the topics.

Incomplete  0 Needs Improvement  5 Satisfactory  6 or 7 Good  8 or 9 Excellent  9.5 or 10

C. Thinking & inquiry

• Presented in class and on time and posted in Brightspace on time

• The quality of your sources and how well you cited them and the quality of your 2 multiple choice questions and 1 reflection question

Incomplete  0 Needs Improvement  5 Satisfactory  6 or 7 Good  8 or 9 Excellent  9.5 or 10

D. Application

• Presented in class and on time and posted in Brightspace on time

• How well identify the cultural, political, military, economic developments of the time and discuss the impact of these on the future centuries

Incomplete  0 Needs Improvement  5 Satisfactory  6 or 7 Good  8 or 9 Excellent  9.5 or 10