QR Challenge: Fall of the Roman Empire

Created using the ClassTools QR Treasure Hunt Generator

Teacher Notes

A. Prior to the lesson:

1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.

2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to

• Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa) onto their mobile devices
• Bring these devices into the lesson.

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

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B. The lesson:

1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.

2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.

3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!

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C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.

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Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question	Answer
1. Holding political office was seen as a burden, not a reward.	none
2. The Military influenced politics far too often.	none
3. Dividing the Empire made it difficult to manage	none
4. The Roman Empire was divided into two sections: the Western (Roman) Empire and the Eastern (Byzantine) Empire.	none
5. Poor harvests from bad weather led to starvation among the poor.	none
6. Trade disruptions happened to the North and East.	none
7. Inflation and High Taxes were two other Economic reasons for the fall of the Empire.	none
8. There was a decline in interest for politics.	none
9. There was Disloyalty, a lack of patriotism, and corruption.	none
10. A major gap between the rich and the poor existed.	none
11. Because of Starvation, Rome saw a major population decline.	none
12. Rome faced many threats from Northern European Tribes.	none
13. Rome had low funds for military defense.	none
14. The Roman Military had problems recruiting new Roman soldiers, which led to the use of Mercenaries, who are disloyal.	none
15. Invasions by Germanic tribes and Nomadic Huns ultimately led to the destruction of Rome.	none
16. In 476 A.D. the last Roman Emperor was deposed, or removed.	none

 

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