Fall of the Roman Empire

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In what year did the western Roman Empire fall?

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476 AD

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What was the eastern half of the Roman Empire called?

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Byzantine Empire

Front

What Roman emperor moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople?

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Constantine

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What economic problem resulted when the Roman currency became devalued?

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Inflation and economic instability.

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What emperor divided the Roman Empire into eastern and western divisions?

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Emperor Diocletian

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Why did the Roman military have depend on foreigners for troops?

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The Roman military depended on foreigners for troops to supplement their forces and address recruitment challenges.

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What groups made up the Germanic Tribes that invaded the western Roman Empire? Options: Celts, Slavs, Huns, Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Vandals, Franks, Angles, Saxons, Lombards

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Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Vandals, Franks, Angles, Saxons, Lombards

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What social unit became unstable during the fall of the Roman Empire?

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The family unit became unstable.

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What emperor made Christianity the official religion in the Roman Empire?

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Constantine the Great

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The western Roman Empire became too large to-

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effectively govern and defend