Warm-Up The Fall of the Roman Empire

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Lesson

Question

Lesson Goals

Explain why the empire .

Describe why the empire began to

.

Describe why the Western Roman Empire collapsed.

Identify the factors that caused the empire to

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Words to Know

Write the letter of the definition next to the matching word as you work through the

lesson. You may use the glossary to help you.

absolute ruler Germanic Hun inflation mercenary persecution

A. something that relates to Germany

B. a soldier who fights only for pay and not loyalty to a country

C. a rise in prices for goods and services D. a leader who rules with unlimited power and

authority

E. member of a warrior class of nomadic people from Asia who attacked Europe in the 400s

F. to face discrimination or mistreatment as a result of one's personal characteristics or beliefs

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The Greatest Extent of the Empire

Circle the Roman Empire at its peak.

Britannia

Roman Empire 117 CE

Germania

Europe

Atlantic

Ocean

Italia

Black Sea

Asia

Rome Athens

Mediterranean Sea

Tigris River

Africa

Alexandria

Euphrates River

N

Nile River

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Rome's Political Problems

The

ended in 180 CE.

? Rome entered a time of

.

? From 235?284 CE,

different emperors ruled.

Defending the Frontier

Rome's borders faced

, and the empire began to lose

.

? Rome increasingly relied on loyal to Rome.

, or paid soldiers not

? The army became harder to control and was emperor.

to the

Draw a line along the northern border of the Roman Empire.

Roman Empire

Asia Europe

Africa

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Spiraling Economic Crisis

Roman emperors

needed

.

It required coins to buy the amount of food as before.

The Spiral of

The emperors created more

.

People believed the new coins were not as

.

Reasons for the Empire's Decline

Political

Military

The Roman Empire declined.

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Emperor Diocletian (245?316 CE)

? Governed as an and authority

, or one who had unlimited power

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the empire into eastern and western regions

? Standardized coins and

to help with inflation

? Brought

to Rome in the short term

Diocletian's Division of the Empire

Label the eastern and western empires.

Europe Rome

Asia

Black Sea Byzantium

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Constantine the Great's Unification of the Empire

gained control of both halves and emerged as Rome's

.

? He moved the capital to

and renamed it

. ? He converted to Christianity and

mistreatment, of Christians. ? After his death, the western empire again

the persecution, or .

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Factors Leading to Collapse

? A Political and SocimalaFchaicnteoirssa device that conEsicsotsnoofmtwicoFoarcmtoorrse

? Service in government seen as a

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public interest in the

affairs of government ? Decreased support for

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trade

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taxes

? rich and poor

between

service

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The Enemies of Rome

The two key enemies of Rome were the

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from central Asia

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from Germany and eastern Europe

The Huns

attacked the empire with

.

? They attacked more than

.

? They

to capture Rome or Constantinople.

Collapse of Western Rome

attacked and looted the city of ? In 476 CE, a German king

Rome from power. ? The Eastern Roman Empire became the

which lasted until 1453.

in 455 CE. of western

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