Roman Contributions 5. Literature : Virgil’s Aeneid
Roman Contributions… 6. Religion: – Roman mythology – Adoption of Christianity as the imperial religion
Roman Contributions… 7. Law= Twelve Tables and the principle of “innocent until proven guilty”
The student will apply social science skills to understand ancient Rome from about 700 B.C. (B.C.E.) to 500 A.D. (C.E.) in terms of its impact on Western civilization by • g) evaluating the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the Germanic invasions.
VII. The Fall of the Roman Empire A. Over a 300-year period, the western part of the Roman Empire steadily declined because of internal and external problems
The Fall… 1. Failure to provide for peaceful succession of Emperors
The Fall… 2. geographic size a) defense b) administration
The Fall… 3. Economy — the cost of defense and devaluation of Roman currency
The Fall… 4. Military — Army losing integrity – starting to include non-Romans – resulting in decline of discipline
The Fall… 5. Moral decay- people’s loss of faith in Rome and the family STANDARD WHI.6k
The Fall… 6. Political problems a) Civil conflict b) Weak administration
ROME 7. Invasion — a) Attacks on borders b) Germanic peoples (barbarians)
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