Chapter13

Chapter 13

Teaching Learning Strategies, Content, and Study Skills

Vocabulary Words: 1. Constantinople - Capital city of Rome. 2. Diocletian - A Roman general who worked to boost the Roman economy. 3. Constantine - A Roman general who became emperor in A.D. 312. 4. Theodosius - Roman emperor from A.D. 337 - A.D. 395. He split the Roman empire into two separate empires. 5. Alaric - Leader who captured Rome with soldiers in A.D. 410. 6. Odoacer - Germanic general who took control of Rome by overthrowing the western emperor. 7. Romulus Augustulus - A 14-year-old boy, was the last emperor to rule Rome. 8. Plague - A disease that spreads widely. 9. Inflation - Rapidly increasing prices. Inflation happens when money loses its value. 10. Barter - Exchange of good without using money. 11. Reform - Political changes to make things better.

Pre-Reading Questions: 1. What do you do when you face a difficult problem? <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">2. Do you try to solve it yourself? <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">3. Do you ask other people for help? <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">4. How would you feel if a favorite place - a shop, park, or recreation center - was closed after being open for many years? <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">5. Do you know where the words "doctor," "animal," "circus," and "family" come from? <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> - These words come from the Latin language spoken by the Romans.

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<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">Questions: <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1. What do you think was happening to the economy of the empire as people stopped using the official money? <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">2. How did Diocletian try to reverse the decline of Rome? <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">3. What was the main difference between public and private enslavement? <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">4. Which jobs were probably considered the most desirable by enslaved people?

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">Questions: <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1. Does Jerome think the gates of the monastery should be shut? Explain. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">2. Who attacked both Britain and Northern Gaul? <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">3. Why do you think the Eastern Roman Empire experienced very few invasions? <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">4. What leader did the Visigoths overthrow to take control of Rome? <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">5. Which event usually marks the fall of the Western Roman Empire?



<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">Questions: <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1. What Roman architectural styles do you see in your neighborhood? <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">2. Which aspects of the Roman Empire are reflected in present-day cultures? <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">3. What social problems helped cause the empire's decline? <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">4. Why did the Roman government use Germanic warriors in its army?