Nat Geo 7th Grade - Chapter 1 Section 3.2

Nat Geo 7th Grade - Chapter 1 Section 3.2

Eastern and Western Roman Empires

Diocletian

Assigned Junior Emperors = tetrarchy

Reformed government and manageable units, reformed economy. Let the empire to recovery.

Constantine

Took over after his father past and winning a war against the tetrarchy. He was interested in the eastern half of the Empire. Known as the "the Great"

Differences between east and West

East = more people, more food, more taxes, more soldiers.

West = just grew weaker.

Division permanent after Theodosius death. Fortunes and Futures were very different.

Open Ended

Review the reforms of the tetrarchy and Constantine. What similarities and differences do you notice?

Open Ended

Tetrarchy was very successful, but that soon after Diocletian and Maximian retired, the Roman Empire again fell into disarray. What conclusions can you draw about the tetrarchy?