The Middle Ages - The Fall of Rome - Performance Education

The Middle Ages - The Fall of Rome
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What caused the expansion of the Roman Empire?
Why did Rome fall? What were its lasting contributions?
What was the significance of the Byzantine Empire?
What was the Great Schism?
Great student speeches by Constantine the Great.
Action-packed lessons – students perform in front of the class!
Lectures with graphic organizers: Mad emperors, barbarians.
Lotsa mapping. Games galore.
Interpret photos: Haga Sophia.
Heavy on terms: “The ABCs of Byzantine culture” (recall terms). “Can you speak Greek?” (define terms).
Assessment: Learn the logic of a multiple-choice test by playing “Honk if you hate history!”
Culmination activity: A medieval festival in Japan.
Test: 114 questions.

The Roman legacy - Roman citizenship, Roman law, art, architecture, engineering, and philosophy; preservation and the transmission of Christianity
Fall of the Roman Empire - internal weaknesses, external threats
The Byzantine Empire - Constantine, Constantinople, and the Eastern Orthodox Church

The Test
114 questions

Simple to use
One book for the whole class.
No learning curve: Lessons are ready to reproduce.

Saves time
All the facts are included:
There is no need to use a textbook or reference books.
Your students will zip through the material.
Each lesson is 20 minutes in and out. Perfect for block scheduling.

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1. The Topics
Fall of the Roman Empire: Rome fell, but Constantinople was still standing.

1. Roman strengths and contributions:
Roman citizenship, individual rights under Roman law; Roman art, architecture, engineering, and philosophy, the preservation and transmission of Christianity.

Roman internal weaknesses:
Rise of military powers within the empire. Citizenship becomes meaningless. Lack of education.

2. The Roman Empire at its height: What threatened the borders of the Roman Empire?

3. Constantine moved the capital to Constantinople. Rise of the Byzantine Empire. Compare & Contrast: The Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Two different views of church-state relations. The Edict of Milan, Patriarch, icon, and the Great Schism.

2. The Lessons
The worksheets are . . .
Designed to involve students at the moment and on the day of the state test.
Chock full of facts: Using reasoning, students manipulate the facts.
Action-packed: Students perform what they know in front of the class!


Fall of the Roman Empire	Lecture
Roman Empire: Strengths	Homework on the Internet.
Roman Empire: Weaknesses	Homework on the Internet.
The Mad Emperors	Homework on the Internet.
Map of the Roman Empire	Homework on the Internet.
The Barbarians	Homework on the Internet.

Constantine: First Christian emperor	Lecture
“I am Constantine”	Student speeches: expressive, narrative, informative, persuasive
The Bosporus	Mapping strategic straits.
Constantinople - when Rome fell.	Homework on the Internet.
What was the Byzantine Empire?	Lecture
Eastern Orthodox Church.	Lecture
Two Europes	Mapping: Western Europe and Eastern Europe.
The Hagia Sophia	Graphic Organizer: It symbolized the Byzantine Empire. How so?
How are you connected . . .	to the Byzantine Empire?
The ABCs of the Byzantine Empire	Recall terms.
Can you understand Byzantine?	Learn terms.
The Five Senses	When you think of the Byzantine Empire: What do you see, hear, etc.
Honk if you hate history!	Students hear the test before they take it.
The Last Man Standing	Game: Based on the movie starring Bruce Willis

3. The Test
The Byzantine Empire is one of the least understood topics in World History. Our test is tough: If your students can do well on our test, the state test should be a breeze.

What are Teacher's Toolbooks? Click Here. Hint: You need only one for the entire class!

What are Teacher's Toolbooks? Click Here.
Hint: You need only one for the entire class!