The Fall of the Roman Empire

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How did political instability lead to the fall of Rome? Options: high taxes on poor people, corrupt guards, could not transfer power peacefully between emperors, disease

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could not transfer power peacefully between emperors

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Who moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium?

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Constantine

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How did heavy taxes impact the people of Rome?

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drove people into poverty, unemployment became an issue

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What was the biggest impact the Romans had on the history of religion? Options: they promoted Buddhism, they promoted many gods, they promoted Christianity, they promoted Judaism

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they promoted Christianity

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High taxes and unemployment are considered what kind of reasons for the fall of the empire?

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economic

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When the empire split, what was the new capital?

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Constantinople

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Why was the size of the Roman Empire a problem that contributed to the empire's fall?

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The size of the empire made it hard to defend.

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To control and connect the empire the Romans had what? Options: a Great Wall, a road system, a pony express style mail system, all three

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a road system

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Which WAS a factor in Rome's fall? Political, Economic, Military, All of the above

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All of the above

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Bad emperors, division of the empire, moving of the capital from Rome to Byzantium, and senators vacationing for months =

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Political reasons Rome fell