Lesson 8.11 - The Decline of Rome

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What was the purpose of splitting the Roman Empire into eastern and western sections?

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  to help rulers govern the empire more easily

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  to help Rome conquer more territory

• to end conflicts over who would be emperor

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  to give the plebeians a place to govern themselves

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Moved the capital to Constantinople

Split the empire in half. Ruled the Eastern empire.

1st Roman emperor

1st Christian emperor

Created the tetrarchy.

Ruled during the Pax Romana

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Constantine

Diocletian

Augustus

Multiple Choice

All of these were reasons why the empire weakened except...

• Many civil wars.

• Empire was too big and had to be split in half.

• Trade stopped in the eastern empire.

• Outside invaders attacking the western empire.