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Exercise
Learning pathways LEVEL1 1, 3, 4, 5
LEVEL2
LEVEL3
2, 6, 7, 8
9, 10
REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. State around what year the Roman Empire began to weaken.
2. Explain why Diocletian divided the Roman Empire. 3. What event in 378 CE showed Rome’s weakness? A. Raids by barbarians into the empire’s lands B. The division of Rome into Eastern and Western empires C. Defeat of Roman armies by the Visigoths D. The death of Theodosius 4. The Romans abandoned Britain in 410 CE to defend Rome. True or False? 5. Select the correct deýnition of the term ‘barbarians’. A. Soldiers in the Roman army B. All peoples who lived beyond the borders of the Roman Empire C. Advanced, civilised people who dominated early Rome from about 575 BCE to about 396 BCE D. Members of the aristocratic families that founded the Roman Republic E. A mountain tribe of central Italy ANALYSE AND APPLY 6. Study SOURCE2 and identify the various groups of barbarians who threatened the Roman Empire. 7. With reference to SOURCE2 , explain why the different directions of these separate attacks would have made it difýcult to defend against them. 8. SOURCE3 depicts traders loading boats. a. Describe the scene. b. Explain why declining trade would have been both a cause and an effect of the weakening of the Roman Empire. EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 9. Construct a timeline of events leading to the fall of the Western Roman Empire. 10. Identify reasons in SOURCE4 that you think would have contributed the most to the empire’s fall. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
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