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Compelling Question: Why do empires collapse?
Compelling Question: Why do empires collapse?
SS0705.unit (1).docxUnit Overview
Unit Overview
Supporting Questions:
- How did the interaction between empires affect their growth and development?
- What were the most significant factors that enabled empires to stay in power and why did these empires eventually fall?
- What other patterns of human societies and organization were in place during this era and why did they not become empires or parts of empires?
Instructional Sequence
Instructional Sequence
Lesson 1: The Han Dynasty: The Rise of a Chinese Empire 206 BCE to 220 CE
Lesson 2: The Glory of Rome: The Empire at its Height
- Geographical & Historical Context of Rome-Source Activities
- How did Rome Gain, Consolidate, & Maintain Power? Source Activity
- What Can We Learn About Rome from Roman Society from the Twelve Tables of Rome? Source Activity
- How Did Christianity Impact the Lives of Christians Living in the Roman Empire?
- How & Why did the Roman Empire Lose Power? Document Based Question
Lesson 3: The Kushan Empire: A Nomadic Empire at the Crossroads
Lesson 4: The Mayans: A Different Global Pattern
Lesson 5: The Golden Age of the Gupta: Why & to What Extent Was it Golden?
Lesson 6: Why do Empires Collapse? A Comparative Case Study of the Decline and Fall of Era 3 Empires
Lesson 7: Turning Points & Other Stories: The World at the End of the Age of Empire
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