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The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Picking up where you last left off in 6th grade, you will continue to analyze the causes and effects of the vast expansion of Rome and ultimate disintegration of the Roman empire.
Big Idea: The influence of an empire often lives on even after that empire falls or declines.
Essential Questions: Does power equal influence? How do empires become powerful and influential? How did the environment and technological innovations affect the growth and contraction of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, and Medieval Christendom? What impact did human expansion have on the environment? How was Rome a site of encounter? How did the Roman Empire gain and maintain power over people and territories? How did the Roman Empire fall?
Rome Standards:
Rome Standards:
7.1 Students analyze the causes and effects of the vast expansion and ultimate disintegration of the Roman Empire.
1. Study the early strengths and lasting contributions of Rome (e.g., significance of Roman citizenship; rights under Roman law; Roman art, architecture, engineering, and philosophy; preservation and transmission of Christianity) and its ultimate internal weaknesses (e.g., rise of autonomous military powers within the empire, undermining of citizenship by the growth of corruption and slavery, lack of education, and distribution of news).
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