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1. Bellringer
1. Why did the Mayan culture collapse?
Think about Chac’s purpose
2. What type of source is this Roman coin?
3. OPTIC on this Roman coin from c. 65 AD
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2. ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Graded projects and Roman assignments
• CHECK YOUR GRADES LATER
• NO NAMES!!!
• QUIZ 2 FRIDAY

3. Today: Why did the Roman Empire fall?

4. Nero Sings While Rome Burns
• You and your partner:
• Partner read
• Add to our Roman Notes:
• For each paragraph, what’s
happening?
• Movie script outline of this
scene

6. Why did the Roman Empire fall?
• Why did Rome collapse? Picture next to theory
• German and Hun invasions
• Christianity emphasized love not killing
• Non-Italians became more important
• Lead poisoning lead to stupidity
• Plague killed 1/10 the population
• Bad political leadership
• Low technology due to slavery

7. Primary or Secondary source?
• Why did Rome collapse?
• Read 7 theories handout
• Summarize theories in your
notes
• Which theory do you think
seems most plausible?
• Which two would most likely
to happen to modern USA?
• Which two would most least
to happen to modern USA?