TimeMaps

A sequence of interactive, animated history maps show the great Roman Empire at its height and step by step decline as its western provinces fall to barbarian invaders.

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How to use the Fall of the Roman Empire

1. Presentation Mode:

Maps are ideal resources which: put the study area in context, show changes over time, provide a visual overview for the topic, and engage visual learners.

2. Depth Study Mode:

Let students interact with and explore the historical period in their own time with extra information and images to guide them and gain a much deeper understanding.  

 Questions asked/ answered in the Fall of the Roman Empire TimeMap

- How many cities were there at the peak of the Roman empire?

- What are Senators?

- Who rules most of the Middle East in the second century?

- Who is causing the most trouble to the empire in the second century?

- List the trouble afflicting the Empire in the mid-third century?

- Compare the boundaries of the second and third centuries. What are the differences? How has the Roman Army changed over this period.

- What very remarkable event happened in 192?

- In what way did the city of Rome become less important in the 3rd century?

- Why did the situation in the Middle East become more dangerous for the Roman Empire?

- Which religion became the official religion of the Later Roman Empire? Which emperor was responsible for most of this change?

- What other major change was this emperor responsible for?

- Where did the emperors usually live in the Late Roman Empire?

- Why was the Late Roman Empire a time when the rich got richer and the poor got poorer?

- What role did the Huns play in the affairs of the Roman empire, even while they were some way away from its frontiers?

- What important province was abandoned by the Romans in the fifth century? Why did the eastern empire not suffer the same damage as the west in this time?

- With all the troubles the empire was suffering from at the time, what was the one event that shook them the most?

- Who was the leader of the Huns? What happened when he died?

- In 439 what indications are there that the Germans and the Romans were beginning to live in comparative peace?

- What was the name of the last Roman emperor in the west?

- What new languages were beginning to evolve from Latin?

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Other titles available in the Interactive Series:

The Rise of the Roman Empire, The Rise of Islam, The Black Death, The Norman Conquest, Medieval England and Her Neighbours pt. 1 (1087-1215), Medieval England and Her Neighbours pt. 2 (1215-1453), European Exploration and Discovery, The Atlantic Slave Trade