Announcements:

1: Bell Ringer worksheets FOR A GRADE!

You need:

1: Spiral/blank sheet of paper

2: A copy of the “Fall of Rome” DBQ Activity

Bell Ringer: October 4(5), 2017

1. Pick up a copy of the “Bell Ringer: Mongols”

2. In the summary space, describe the changes that resulted from Mongol invasions in China, Russia, and the Islamic world

China: Unified under the Mongols; Confucian scholars removed from offices

Russia: assemblies are ended, Russians must pay tribute

Islamic World: Mongols adopt Islam as their religion

Housekeeping

• Pass back papers

• Monday/Tuesday: TOP TEN GRADES FOR EACH CLASS- CANDY

• Monday/Tuesday: Failing-to-not failing: CANDY

• Take this time to set up your Cornell notes, turn in homework, and grab your clickers

Announcements/Materials

Announcements

• Bell Ringer worksheets FOR A GRADE!

Materials

• Spiral/paper

• Fall of Rome DBQ activity

Lesson Objective

• Explain the impact of the Fall of Rome on Western Europe

1. What are we learning?

• Rewrite the LO into a question. • How would

• How will

• How might

• Why would

• Why will

• Why might

Word Wall Vocabulary:

• Rome: ancient city, developed the republic system of government

• Germanic Tribe: groups of people from the central part of Europe, where Germany is today

• Byzantine Empire: Roman Empire is divided by a leader called Diocletian. Western Rome remains Rome, but the Eastern part is renamed the Byzantine Empire

• Feudalism: political and social system of the Middle Ages, where each group of people is given a service and gives one in return

Reasons for the Fall of Romehttp://www.history.com/news/history-lists/8-reasons-why-rome-fell

Reasons for the Fall of Rome

• Over-reliance on troops recruited from non-Roman peoples

• Invasions from Germanic Tribes and Huns

• Division of Empire into East (Byzantine Empire) and West

• Why might dividing the empire have caused it to fall?

Turn and Talk

Why might dividing the empire have caused it to fall?

ANS: Various; maybe one part of the Empire had more resources than the other, maybe one leader was better than the other, Eastern Rome was farther away from Germanic tribes and therefore were threatened less

Impact of the Fall of Rome

• Disruption of economy• Shops go out of business

• Big cities slowly get poor and fall apart

• No money available

Impact of the Fall of Rome

• Downfall of cities

Impact of the Fall of Rome

• Shift to rural populations as people abandon cities

Impact of the Fall of Rome

• Decline of learning because German invaders could not read or write

• How might the decline of reading and writing affect the Romans?

Turn and Talk

How might the decline of reading and writing affect the Romans?

ANS: Rome and the rest of Europe eventually enters a period called the “Dark Ages” after the fall of Rome in which no new technologies are introduced. This is because of the lack of reading and writing after Germanic tribes invaded.

Impact of the Fall of Rome

• Loss of common language

Impact of the Fall of Rome

• Rise in the power of the Church • as a surviving institution

the Church provides cultural unity to Western Europe and emerges as a political force

Impact of the Fall of Rome

• Change in the concept of government from one of loyalty to public government and written law to loyalty to governance through unwritten laws and feudal traditions

• Why might Europeans have stopped using democratic and republic forms of government and turned to feudalism?

King

Lords

Knights

Peasants

Turn and Talk

Why might Europeans have stopped using democratic and republic forms of government and turned to feudalism?

ANS: As the population shifted from cities to rural areas and reading and writing was not practiced, people became less interested in their governments. Fear from invasions made them want to look to someone for help. Feudal lords were men who were able to protect the people near them.

Fall of Rome DBQ: Vocabulary

• Document 1: • Inhabitants – resident• Systematically – using a method• Plight – suffering • Serfs – slaves • Bound – tied

• Document 2: • Inevitable – will happen eventually• Immoderate – excessive, unlimited• Cloister – religious life• Consecrated – to make holy

• Document 3:• Prosperity – richness,

wealth • Plundered – stolen • Barbaric – uncivilized • Ceased – stopped • Latifundia – rich farmers • Abundance – a lot of

• Document 4:• Bureaucracy –

departments • Private enterprise –

private citizens owning businesses

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