By: Kyle Harper
Level of Difficulty:
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BEFORE YOU READ
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The Truth About The Fall of Rome: Modern Parallels
QUESTIONS
1.
What conclusion can be drawn from the
information concerning the Roman Empire in the 2nd century?
2.
The transformation of the status of the Roman
Empire from the 2nd century to the 5th can be described
as complex/ serious /radical / natural.
3.
What surprising view concerning the fall of The
Roman Empire has replaced long held beliefs? The view that…
4.
We understand from the information concerning
how climate change takes place that climate change is a manmade disaster / a
natural phenomenon / a multidimensional phenomenon.
5.
The rise of The Roman Empire coincided with/
occurred during / was set in motion during/ took place during a very
advantageous period in history.
6.
Three factors combined to spell disaster for the
Roman Empire: the end of the period of…., the rise of …. and the onset of….
7.
Read the paragraph beginning “Disruptions…” and
the following paragraph. Which sentence in these two paragraphs best summarizes
the section?
8.
We understand from the text that The Romans were
extremely unlucky because not only did the period of mild weather end but
………………………………….hit them as well and the damage done was irreparable.
9.
The plague of Justinian can be blamed to a large
extent on………………because if it hadn’t been for the trading routes the plague
never would have left China.
10. Which
sentence(s) in the remainder of the text could you place after the title of
this passage to provide a summary?
11. The
message of the last paragraph of the text is:
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The Romans disregarded globalization
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It could happen to us as well
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The modern world is not like ancient Rome
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The Romans are the makers of modern society
WRITING TASK
Refer to all you have read and watched to write an essay
where you discuss the main reasons for the collapse of the Roman Empire
HOW CLIMATE CHANGE
AND DISEASE HELPED THE FALL OF ROME; KEY AND TEACHERS’ NOTES
It is refreshing to
be able to read about such a phenomenal event in history and get a new
perspective on it. I hope the students think so too. The students may need help
in planning the writing task.
1.
It was the ‘most happy’ in the history of our
species
2.
Radical
3.
The paradoxes of social development and the
inherent unpredictability of nature worked in concert to bring about Rome’s
demise.
4.
A multidimensional phenomenon
5.
Coincided with
6.
Favorable climate, more dangerous enemies, the
bubonic plague
7.
The highly urbanized, highly interconnected
Roman Empire was a boon to its microbial inhabitants.
8.
Three intercontinental disease events
9.
Early globalization
10.
Humans shape nature – above all, the ecological
conditions under which evolution plays out. But nature remains blind to our
intentions, and other organisms and ecosystems do not obey our rules. (You
would leave out the last sentence because you would be repeating the title)
11.
It could happen to us as well.
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