Fall of Rome Alternative Assessment

Instructions

So writing an essay is too hard for you eh? I got you fam.
Instead of writing an essay you have the option to complete this interactive test.
In this test you will follow the same basic format:
1. Assess a claim from a document.
2. Find evidence from the document.
3. Write a free response with your reasoning for why you did so.
You will do this over and over for each document. Make sure you have your packet available to take the test with.

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1

What does Pax Romana mean?

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2

What was the Pax Romana? Quote from the text to answer the question.
(Your answer must be typed exactly as the sentence is written in the text. There is a correct answer.)

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3

Summarize the History of the Roman Empire in your own words using at least three sentences.

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1

Select all of the Roman emperors below that died from assassination.

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2

In the 50 year period from 235-285 CE how many Roman Emperors died in battle?
(Your answer must be typed exactly. The answer is a number. There is a correct answer.)

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3

What messages might the frequent and violent changes in Roman leadership send to the people of the time?
Answer in your own words. Answer in at least two sentences.

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1

What is conscription?

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2

According to Vegetius, Roman "soldiers fought the Goths without any protection for chest and head and were often beaten by" what?
(Your answer must be typed exactly. The answer is a word. There is a correct answer.)

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3

In what ways could the failure to enforce conscription weaken Rome?
Answer in your own words.

1

Select below all of the foreign invaders to Rome.

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2

Which invaders of the Roman Empire appear to have sacked the city of Rome first?
(Your answer must be typed exactly. The answer is a name. There is a correct answer.)

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3

Do you think the foreign invaders to Rome planned on invading Rome or were just migrating and took advantage of Rome's weakness?
(Answer in your own words. At least three sentences.)

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1

What does Marcellinus mean when he describes the Huns as being "glued to their horses"?

2

Complete the sentence by Roman Historian Ammianus Marcellinus:
"Like unthinking __________, they are completely __________ of the difference between right and wrong. Fired with an overwhelming desire for seizing the __________ of others, these swift-moving and __________ people make their destructive way amid the __________ and slaughter of those who live around them."

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3

Why were some Romans happy about being conquered by the Huns?
(Answer in your own words. At least three sentences.)

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1

What does this quote describe?
"The shores of the Mediterranean were left dry by the sudden retreat of the sea ... but the tide soon returned with the weight of an immense [flood]"

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2

Match the disaster to its quote.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Earthquake		"world shaken"
Corruption		"measles"
Disease		"pillage and slaughter"
Invasion		"pay in order to obtain justice"

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7

In your own words, what do you think was the primary cause of the destruction of the Roman Empire?
Answer in at least four sentences. Use at least one quote from a document we read in class to make your argument.
(This question is worth the most out of all questions on the test.)

Fall of Rome Alternative Assessment

What does Pax Romana mean?

What was the Pax Romana? Quote from the text to answer the question.(Your answer must be typed exactly as the sentence is written in the text. There is a correct answer.)

Summarize the History of the Roman Empire in your own words using at least three sentences.

Select all of the Roman emperors below that died from assassination.

In the 50 year period from 235-285 CE how many Roman Emperors died in battle?(Your answer must be typed exactly. The answer is a number. There is a correct answer.)

What messages might the frequent and violent changes in Roman leadership send to the people of the time?Answer in your own words. Answer in at least two sentences.

What is conscription?

According to Vegetius, Roman "soldiers fought the Goths without any protection for chest and head and were often beaten by" what?(Your answer must be typed exactly. The answer is a word. There is a correct answer.)

In what ways could the failure to enforce conscription weaken Rome?Answer in your own words.

Select below all of the foreign invaders to Rome.

Which invaders of the Roman Empire appear to have sacked the city of Rome first?(Your answer must be typed exactly. The answer is a name. There is a correct answer.)

Do you think the foreign invaders to Rome planned on invading Rome or were just migrating and took advantage of Rome's weakness? (Answer in your own words. At least three sentences.)

What does Marcellinus mean when he describes the Huns as being "glued to their horses"?

Why were some Romans happy about being conquered by the Huns?(Answer in your own words. At least three sentences.)

What does this quote describe?"The shores of the Mediterranean were left dry by the sudden retreat of the sea ... but the tide soon returned with the weight of an immense [flood]"

Match the disaster to its quote.

In your own words, what do you think was the primary cause of the destruction of the Roman Empire?Answer in at least four sentences. Use at least one quote from a document we read in class to make your argument.(This question is worth the most out of all questions on the test.)

What does Pax Romana mean?

What was the Pax Romana? Quote from the text to answer the question.(Your answer must be typed exactly as the sentence is written in the text. There is a correct answer.)

Summarize the History of the Roman Empire in your own words using at least three sentences.

Select all of the Roman emperors below that died from assassination.

In the 50 year period from 235-285 CE how many Roman Emperors died in battle?(Your answer must be typed exactly. The answer is a number. There is a correct answer.)

What messages might the frequent and violent changes in Roman leadership send to the people of the time?Answer in your own words. Answer in at least two sentences.

What is conscription?

According to Vegetius, Roman "soldiers fought the Goths without any protection for chest and head and were often beaten by" what?(Your answer must be typed exactly. The answer is a word. There is a correct answer.)

In what ways could the failure to enforce conscription weaken Rome?Answer in your own words.

Select below all of the foreign invaders to Rome.

Which invaders of the Roman Empire appear to have sacked the city of Rome first?(Your answer must be typed exactly. The answer is a name. There is a correct answer.)

Do you think the foreign invaders to Rome planned on invading Rome or were just migrating and took advantage of Rome's weakness? (Answer in your own words. At least three sentences.)

What does Marcellinus mean when he describes the Huns as being "glued to their horses"?

Why were some Romans happy about being conquered by the Huns?(Answer in your own words. At least three sentences.)

What does this quote describe?"The shores of the Mediterranean were left dry by the sudden retreat of the sea ... but the tide soon returned with the weight of an immense [flood]"

Match the disaster to its quote.

In your own words, what do you think was the primary cause of the destruction of the Roman Empire?Answer in at least four sentences. Use at least one quote from a document we read in class to make your argument.(This question is worth the most out of all questions on the test.)

What was the Pax Romana? Quote from the text to answer the question.
(Your answer must be typed exactly as the sentence is written in the text. There is a correct answer.)

In the 50 year period from 235-285 CE how many Roman Emperors died in battle?
(Your answer must be typed exactly. The answer is a number. There is a correct answer.)

What messages might the frequent and violent changes in Roman leadership send to the people of the time?
Answer in your own words. Answer in at least two sentences.

According to Vegetius, Roman "soldiers fought the Goths without any protection for chest and head and were often beaten by" what?
(Your answer must be typed exactly. The answer is a word. There is a correct answer.)

In what ways could the failure to enforce conscription weaken Rome?
Answer in your own words.

Which invaders of the Roman Empire appear to have sacked the city of Rome first?
(Your answer must be typed exactly. The answer is a name. There is a correct answer.)

Do you think the foreign invaders to Rome planned on invading Rome or were just migrating and took advantage of Rome's weakness?
(Answer in your own words. At least three sentences.)

Why were some Romans happy about being conquered by the Huns?
(Answer in your own words. At least three sentences.)

What does this quote describe?
"The shores of the Mediterranean were left dry by the sudden retreat of the sea ... but the tide soon returned with the weight of an immense [flood]"

In your own words, what do you think was the primary cause of the destruction of the Roman Empire?
Answer in at least four sentences. Use at least one quote from a document we read in class to make your argument.
(This question is worth the most out of all questions on the test.)

What was the Pax Romana? Quote from the text to answer the question.
(Your answer must be typed exactly as the sentence is written in the text. There is a correct answer.)

In the 50 year period from 235-285 CE how many Roman Emperors died in battle?
(Your answer must be typed exactly. The answer is a number. There is a correct answer.)

What messages might the frequent and violent changes in Roman leadership send to the people of the time?
Answer in your own words. Answer in at least two sentences.

According to Vegetius, Roman "soldiers fought the Goths without any protection for chest and head and were often beaten by" what?
(Your answer must be typed exactly. The answer is a word. There is a correct answer.)

In what ways could the failure to enforce conscription weaken Rome?
Answer in your own words.

Which invaders of the Roman Empire appear to have sacked the city of Rome first?
(Your answer must be typed exactly. The answer is a name. There is a correct answer.)

Do you think the foreign invaders to Rome planned on invading Rome or were just migrating and took advantage of Rome's weakness?
(Answer in your own words. At least three sentences.)

Why were some Romans happy about being conquered by the Huns?
(Answer in your own words. At least three sentences.)

What does this quote describe?
"The shores of the Mediterranean were left dry by the sudden retreat of the sea ... but the tide soon returned with the weight of an immense [flood]"

In your own words, what do you think was the primary cause of the destruction of the Roman Empire?
Answer in at least four sentences. Use at least one quote from a document we read in class to make your argument.
(This question is worth the most out of all questions on the test.)