7.2 Reasons for Fall of Rome

What is the best title for the list below?

· High Unemployment and Inflation

· Attacks on Rome

· Political Corruption and Instability

• Reasons Why the Roman Empire Fell

• Characteristics of the Pax Romana

• Causes of the Punic War

• Effects of the Roman Civil War

Which statement is BEST supported by the map above?

• The Roman Empire extended over three continents

• Rivers kept invaders out of the Roman Empire

• Alexandria served as the capital city of the Eastern Roman Empire

• Carthage was eventually destroyed by the Romans.

What problems did the later Roman Empire face?

• Disease
• High taxes
• Food was scarce
• All of the above

In order to save the empire, what did emperor Diocletian do?

• Divide the empire into two parts
• Reunite the empire
• Sell off Eqypt
• Eat candy

Which emperor reunited the Empire in the 300's?

• Diocletian
• Constantine
• Augustus
• Trump

The Roman Empire fell for all of the following reasons EXCEPT...

• barbarian invasions
• strong leadership
• weak leadership
• political corruption

Constantine moved the Roman empire's capital from Rome in the west to _________ in the east 

• Byzantium (later called Constantinople) 
• Los Angesles
• Africa
• Harrapa 

The Eastern Roman Empire was called the ______ Empire, after the original name of its capital.

• New 
• Mayfair
• Byzantine 
• Romanian 

What year did the Roman empire collapse?

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

Another reason that Rome fell apart was because they did not have a strong military. What is one reason about why the Roman military was not as loyal to Rome as they were before?

• They were mad at the government. 
• The Roman empire didn't pay the army well or supply them with the proper armor. 
• Bad leaders of Rome were bribing soldiers with money, so they did not do their jobs, which made Rome's military not as loyal to Rome and weaker.
• They were mad at the entire world for nothing.