WHAT DO YOU KNOW ALREADY?

The Roman Empire

Some background information

Existed from 27 BC to 476 AD (although ac-tually much longer be-fore that)

Controlled 6,500,000 square km of land at its largest point

Brought ideas of law, government and most importantly roads to much of Europe

Spoke Greek and LatinA typical Roman aqueduct (these dudes knew how to build stuff well)

East and West-Two Roman Empires?

Which one fell in 476?

Everyone who wasn’t a Roman was NO GOOD

Many things led to the fall of the Roman Empire, but most im-portant was…

The BARBARIANSDefinition: anyone

who did not speak Greek

Tribes such as: Goths, Vandals, Huns

Hadrian’s Wall was built in present-day England to keep the barbarians out.

What’s my homework?

Create a cause and effect chart

Pick 3 major causes that led to the fall of the Roman Empire (use your book!)

Give examples of each

Here comes an exam-ple