The End of The End of the Pax the Pax RomanaRomana

Warm UpWarm UpIn your notebook, you will be writing the questions In your notebook, you will be writing the questions below. Be sure to leave 3-4 lines between each so below. Be sure to leave 3-4 lines between each so you have room for your answers. You have 5 you have room for your answers. You have 5 minutes…minutes…

1.1. What happened to Rome after the What happened to Rome after the death of Marcus Aurelius and his son death of Marcus Aurelius and his son Commodus?Commodus?

2.2. From what you just read, what were From what you just read, what were three major reasons for the decline three major reasons for the decline of the empire?of the empire?

3.3. What effect did warfare have on the What effect did warfare have on the empire?empire?

DirectionsDirections

Please Please taketake A A Message of Ancient Message of Ancient Days Days from the stack from the stack by the window and by the window and openopen to to page 471page 471..

Survey/Question/Read/Recite/Survey/Question/Read/Recite/ReviewReview

Survey Survey – look at the pages 471 - 474– look at the pages 471 - 474 Question Question – from what you see on these – from what you see on these

pages, write down any questions you have…pages, write down any questions you have… ReadRead ReciteRecite ReviewReview

We are going to be doing things a little We are going to be doing things a little differently since we will be completing the differently since we will be completing the questions from your warm up using questions from your warm up using Think/Pair/Share…Think/Pair/Share…

Think/Pair/ShareThink/Pair/ShareTHINKTHINK = By yourself, quietly = By yourself, quietly COMPLETECOMPLETE all of the questions all of the questions that go along with what we just that go along with what we just read.read.

PAIRPAIR = Quietly = Quietly DISCUSSDISCUSS your your answers with the person sitting answers with the person sitting next to you.next to you.

SHARESHARE your BEST answers with your BEST answers with the class.the class.

#1 #1 What happened to Rome What happened to Rome after the death of Marcus after the death of Marcus Aurelius and his son Aurelius and his son Commodus?Commodus?

Military leaders began to fight Military leaders began to fight for military power and the for military power and the empire began to decline.empire began to decline.

#2 #2 From what you just read, From what you just read, what were three major what were three major reasons for the decline of the reasons for the decline of the empire?empire?

There were political problems There were political problems within the empire, the within the empire, the economy was really bad, and economy was really bad, and outside forces were attacking.outside forces were attacking.

What effect did warfare What effect did warfare have on the empire?have on the empire?

Some effects were: people Some effects were: people were taxed and left their were taxed and left their jobs/farms, there were jobs/farms, there were shortages of food, trade was shortages of food, trade was disrupted, and poverty and disrupted, and poverty and unemployment increasedunemployment increased

Warm UpWarm UpFrom what we learned last class, what From what we learned last class, what does SQ3R stand for? does SQ3R stand for? WriteWrite in the correct in the correct word for each letter below. You have 3 word for each letter below. You have 3 minutes…minutes…

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DirectionsDirectionsOn a new page in your notebook, On a new page in your notebook, please set up your paper using the please set up your paper using the CornellCornell MethodMethod of note taking from of note taking from the other day. If you can’t the other day. If you can’t remember, look at the diagram on remember, look at the diagram on the board. When you are finished, the board. When you are finished, taketake A Message of Ancient Days A Message of Ancient Days from the stack by the window and from the stack by the window and openopen to to page 472page 472..

The Reign of DiocletianThe Reign of Diocletian

Diocletian ordered the Diocletian ordered the persecution of the Christians to persecution of the Christians to make the Roman gods happy.make the Roman gods happy.

Diocletian set prices for goods and Diocletian set prices for goods and increased the size of the army.increased the size of the army.

Diocletian divided the empire into Diocletian divided the empire into regions and passed strict laws to regions and passed strict laws to keep people in their jobs.keep people in their jobs.

Under Diocletian, the emperor had Under Diocletian, the emperor had complete control of the people. complete control of the people.

The Reign of ConstantineThe Reign of Constantine

Constantine adopted Christianity and Constantine adopted Christianity and Christianity became the main Christianity became the main religion of the Roman Empirereligion of the Roman Empire

Constantine established the new Constantine established the new capital of Constantinople in the east.capital of Constantinople in the east.

Constantinople had many Constantinople had many advantages as a capital city.advantages as a capital city.

After Constantine’s death, the After Constantine’s death, the Roman Empire became permanently Roman Empire became permanently split by 400 C.E.split by 400 C.E.

SummarySummary

In your own words, In your own words, completecomplete a short a short summarysummary of the section you just of the section you just finished. When you are done, please finished. When you are done, please returnreturn the book to the side of the the book to the side of the room by the window. We will room by the window. We will shareshare some of these summaries with the some of these summaries with the rest of the class once rest of the class once all the books all the books are back.are back.

Important PeopleImportant People

DiocletianDiocletian – Roman emperor who – Roman emperor who persecuted Christians and persecuted Christians and reestablished order to the Roman reestablished order to the Roman EmpireEmpire

ConstantineConstantine – Roman emperor – Roman emperor who established Constantinople who established Constantinople and adopted Christianity as the and adopted Christianity as the main religion of the Roman Empiremain religion of the Roman Empire