Essay Planning: The Fall of Rome and the Barbarian Invasions
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Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
8 questions
~16 mins
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This worksheet guides students through planning an essay on the Barbarian Invasions and the fall of the Roman Empire, encouraging structured thinking and evidence-based arguments.
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Essay Planning: The Fall of Rome and the Barbarian Invasions
Subject: HistoryGrade: Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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Essay Planning: The Fall of Rome and the Barbarian Invasions
Essay Question:
To what extent were the Barbarian Invasions responsible for the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
Instructions: Use the questions below to plan your essay. Each question helps you develop a different part of your argument. Remember to include evidence and analysis in your responses.
1.
Outline your thesis statement for the essay. What is your main argument about the role of Barbarian Invasions in the fall of Rome? (3 marks)
[3 marks]2.
Explain how the Barbarian invasions contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire. Use specific evidence. (4 marks)
[4 marks]3.
Compare the perspectives of two historians on the causes of Rome’s fall. What do they argue about the role of invasions? (5 marks)
[5 marks]4.
Analyse the importance of economic and political instability alongside invasions in causing Rome’s fall. Provide evidence. (6 marks)
[6 marks]5.
Explain the significance of the sack of Rome by the Visigoths in 410 AD in the context of the empire’s decline. (3 marks)
[3 marks]6.
Compare the impact of the Huns and the Visigoths on the Roman Empire. How did each group influence the empire’s fall? (4 marks)
[4 marks]7.
Outline how the weakening of Roman military forces made invasions more successful. Use examples. (4 marks)
[4 marks]8.
Analyse whether the barbarian invasions were the main cause of Rome’s fall or one of several factors. Justify your view. (6 marks)
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