Original Prompt6th Grade Social Studies • 10-Day NTI Historical Inquiry
DAY 9
The Roman Empire
Integrated Historical Inquiry
Name: __________________________________
Date: __________________
LEARNING INTENTION
We are learning to combine questioning, source analysis, evidence, and reasoning so that we can explain how Rome built and maintained a large empire.
SUCCESS CRITERIA
☐ I can develop supporting questions.
☐ I can analyze evidence for different factors.
☐ I can connect causes and effects.
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This learning resource titled 'The Rise of Rome: How an Empire was Built and Maintained' provides an in-depth analysis of the factors that contributed to the expansion and sustainability of the Roman Empire. It aims to help students explore how Rome transitioned from a small city in Italy to a vast empire spanning across Europe, Africa, and Asia. The resource encourages students to examine critical elements such as military strength, the development of extensive road networks, a centralized government structure, the strategic grant of citizenship, and control over Mediterranean trade. Through various sources and inquiry-based questions, students will analyze historical evidence to construct multi-faceted claims about Rome's success and the eventual factors leading to its decline, culminating in a final argument about the primary cause of the fall of the Western Roman Empire.