Why did the Roman Empire fall? (Full unit)

This is a mini scheme (3 lessons) used with Y5 looking at the extent of and the collapse of the Roman Empire.

L1- Who was part of the Roman Empire?

This lesson uses extracts from SPQR by Mary Beard to look at various aspects of the wider Roman Empire and the Romans interactions with the Empire.

L2- Why did the Roman Empire split?

This lesson looks at at why the decision was taken to split the Roman Empire.

It involves mapping the divide between Eastern and Western Roman empires, why the Empire was split and a brief summary of what the Eastern Empire became.

L3- Why did the Western Roman Empire fall?

This lesson looks at the collapse of the Western part of the Roman Empire with a focus on historical literacy based on The Writing Revolution.