Historical Information for Friday's Document-Based Question....

Below is the Historical Background component of your DBQ-

Historical Background: Quality of life and government in the Roman Empire significantly declined at the conclusion of the Pax Romana after the rule of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (180 C.E.)   Historians have dated the year 476 CE as the end of the Roman Empire, however, it continued to be ruled according to traditional Roman customs.

Tips:
-Whenever a question indicates that there is a "possible" change over time, it is probably present.
 -Sometimes it is easier to make a visual graph of the documents when trying to determine a change over time issue.  Make sure to first put the documents in correct chronological order.
-When reading a document you may run across the word "circa" or the abbreviation "ca."  Both of these terms mean "around".  For example, you may see a document dated as "circa 400 CE".  This is done when an exact date is unknown but based on the lifespan of the author or the subject matter being addressed, we can estimate an approximate date.