The Fall of the Roman Empire

The end of the Roman Empire and the start of the middle ages
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The end of the Roman Empire and the start of the middle ages

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Who did the Middle Ages in school?
Yes a lot
A little
Nothing

Slide 2 - Poll

What do you already know about the middle ages?

Slide 3 - Open vraag

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

We are talking about the Western Roman Empire

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

Words you need to know
Germanic Peoples
Foederati
Great Migrations


Slide 6 - Tekstslide

Germanic peoples - many different tribes (stammen)

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

Some tribes were allies (bondgenoten) of Rome and fought in the Roman army - Foederati

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

Getting big dangerous Germans to fight for you is great, but what are the disadvantages (nadelen)?

Slide 9 - Open vraag

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

Why did the Germanic people invade / migrate into the Roman Empire?

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

1. Really scary people like the Huns were attacking them

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

2. There was lots of cool stuff in the Roman Empire. Look carefully at the pictures

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

Write down three cool things about living in the Roman Empire

Slide 14 - Open vraag

Cool stuff
  • Aquaducts
  • Baths
  • Roman army protects the boarders
  • Games
  • Roads
  • Government
  • Cool cities
  • Trade

Slide 15 - Tekstslide

Pax Romana
'Rome Peace'
Safe to travel, money is the same everywhere, big cities like Rome = lots of trade and wealth

Slide 16 - Tekstslide

Lots of the army is foederati, so basically it's easy

Slide 17 - Tekstslide

The more you conquer (veroveren), the less tax (belasting) the government gets, less money for soliders, smaller armies

Slide 18 - Tekstslide

Watch the movie, make notes
What reasons do people give for the fall of the Roman Empire?

Slide 19 - Tekstslide

Slide 20 - Video

What reasons do people give for the fall of the Roman Empire?

Slide 21 - Open vraag

Watch the movie
1. What was the name of last emperor
2. Who deposed (afzetten) him
3. What happened to the last emperor?

Slide 22 - Tekstslide

Slide 23 - Video

1. What was the name of last emperor
2. Who deposed (afzetten) him
3. What happened to the last emperor?

Slide 24 - Open vraag

Europe 474

Slide 25 - Tekstslide

Reading time, go to:
The fall of the Western Roman Empire
  1. Learnbeat 3.1 The Decline of Towns and Trade in the Early Middle Ages
  2. A Lesson 1 The Fall of the Roman Empire
  3. Go to page 2
  4. Read "Why trade and towns flourished during the Pax Romana"
  5. DO NOT WATCH the movie + DO NOT ANSWER questions
  6. Read "The fall of the Western Roman Empire"

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Slide 26 - Tekstslide

Questions, words you don't understand

Slide 27 - Open vraag

Homework
  1. Learnbeat 3.1 The Decline of Towns and Trade in the Early Middle Ages
  2. A Lesson 1 The Fall of the Roman Empire
  3. Page 3. Watch the movie and answer the questions

Slide 28 - Tekstslide