Exploring the Reasons for Rome’s Fall
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Exploring the Reasons for Rome’s Fall
TCI 7.1.1.3
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1.3A
What details, symbols, actions, and words do you see in this political cartoon that make you think about what
is happening?
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What are the similarities and differences between Ancient Rome and America today on this issue?
• Maintaining an army to defend the borders from barbarian attacks drained money from the government.
• Left few resources for public housing, and roads and led to loss of desire to defend the Empire.
• Soldiers were hired to protect the city, but they were expensive.
• Taxes paid by businessmen and farmers were raised.
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1.3B
What details, symbols, actions, and words do you see in this political cartoon the make you think
about what is happening?
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What are the similarities and differences between Ancient Rome and America today on this issue?
• Never created an effective system to determine emperor selection. Determined by old emperor, the Senate, the Praetorian Guard, and the army.
• In A.D. 186 they sold the throne to the highest bidder.
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1.3C
What details, symbols, actions, and words do you see in this political cartoon the make you think about what
is happening?
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What are the similarities and differences between Ancient Rome and America today on this issue?
• The last 400 years of the Empire, the scientific achievements of the Romans were limited to engineering and organizing public services.
• Built roads, bridges, and aqueducts and established first system of medicine
• No new machines or technology were invented and important goods were unable to be produced for growing population.
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1.3D
What details, symbols, actions, and words do you see in this political cartoon the make you think about what
is happening?
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What are the similarities and differences between Ancient Rome and America today on this issue?
• Inflation beginning after reign of Marcus Aurelius.
• No new land, no new gold.
• Gold used in coins decreased and coins became less valuable.
• Merchants raised prices on their goods sold and people began to barter.
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1.3E
What details, symbols, actions, and words do you see in this political cartoon the make you think about what
is happening?
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What are the similarities and differences between Ancient Rome and America today on this issue?
• Latter stages of Empire, unemployment became a problem.
• Slave owners sold crops for lower prices and farmers lost and sold their farms.
• There were too many men and not enough jobs in the city.
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1.3F
What details, symbols, actions, and words do you see in this political cartoon the make you think about what
is happening?
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What are the similarities and differences between Ancient Rome and America today on this issue?
• Most city dwellers in Rome were not wealthy.
• Lived in small, smelly rooms in apartment houses with 6 or more stories called islands.
• Higher your apartment, the cheaper your room.
• If rent could not be paid, you they were forced to move to the streets.
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1.3G
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is happening?
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What are the similarities and differences between Ancient Rome and America today on this issue?
• Final years of Empire had a decline in morals and values.
• Crimes of violence made the streets unsafe.
• Emperors like Nero and Caligula wasted money on lavish parties.
• Gladiatorial combats became glamorized and Rome became passionate for cruelty.
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Ten Theories On the Fall of Rome:
• Barbarian Invasions
• Decline in Moral Values
• Environmental and Public Health Problems
• Excessive Military Spending to Defend the Empire
• Inferior Technology
• Inflation
• Political Corruption
• Rise in Christianity
• Unemployment
• Urban Decay