Fall of Rome

Quiz

1. This man never met Jesus, and actually persecuted Christians in his early life. He would later go and spread Christianity to Rome.

2. People who suffer or die for their beliefs are referred to as?

3. State one reason, that we discussed, that Christianity was able to spread so quickly across the Roman Empire.

4. This document granted freedom to worship to all Roman Citizens.

5. The Western part of the Roman empire spoke what language? The Eastern part of the Roman empire spoke what language?

Empire is Split 284 A.D. ,

Diocletian divided the empire into two parts He ruled the

wealthy East Maximian

ruled the West

Looked to slow inflation Fixed prices

Constantine

Declared a new Capital

Byzantium He later renamed it

Constantinople

Invaders

As the Huns invaded eastern Europe, Germanic tribes fled toward Rome for safety

Visigoths, Ostrogoths, and other Germanic tribes

Odoacer

476 A.D. Germanic leader Ousted the

emperor of Rome

Why did Rome “fall”?

Military Attacks Political Turmoil Economic

Weakness Social Decay

Military Attacks

Roman legions were weak

Lacked discipline and training the earlier legions had

Mercenaries (foreign soldiers for pay)

Political Turmoil

Government lost support of the people

Throne was constantly changing

Empire was divided (East/West)

Economic Weakness

Relied on slave labor

Heavy taxes Shrinking middle

class

Social Decay

Lost values of patriotism, discipline, and devotion to duty

Quiz

1. List the 4 reasons for the fall of the Empire.

2. Reason3. Reason4. Reason5. What group invaded Europe and

would eventually oust the Germanic Tribes to the north of Rome?