The Decline of the Roman Empire

Roman Roads and a common language helped spread what?

• law
• Christianity
• Land Rights
• television shows

The Fall of Rome lead to which three things?

• tv, radio, movies
• Rise of the Church, no central government, less trade
• war, lack of food, Roman Law

How did heavy taxes impact the people of Rome?

• drove people into poverty, unemployment became an issue
• they could not transfer power peacefully 
• the army became smaller 
• they could not afford to defend their empire 

Who moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium?

• Augustus 
• Nero
• Constantine 
• Caesar 

Who was the first emperor of Rome?

• Julius Caesar 
• Caesar  
• Caesar Augustus 
• Caesar Constantine 

Which was NOT a cause of the fall of the Empire? 

• Political Instability 
• A weak army
• Economic problems 
• weakening frontiers 

How did political instability lead to the fall of Rome?

• high taxes on poor people
• corrupt guards 
• could not transfer power peacefully 

How did the Romans impact language?

• they invented the alphabet 
• they only spoke English
• they did not impact language 
• they created libraries 

When Rome divided it split into?

• North and South
• Rome and Ancient Rome 
• East Rome and West Rome 
• Old and New

What year did the Roman empire collapse?

• 350 A.D.
• 476 A.D. 
• 200 A.D.
• 632 A.D.