Decline and Fall of Rome

When Rome divided it split into?

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

Rome had enemies attacking their borders in too many places because the empire was too large?

• True
• False

Who did the army hire after no one would fight for them?

• Soldiers

• Governors

• Mercenaries

• Citizens

What is the name of the Emperor who split the empire in half?

• Diocletian

• Caesar

• Marcus Aurelius

• Augustus

Why did the people not want to fight for Rome?

• Loss of values

• They never wanted to fight for Rome

• They were afraid

• They didn't have to fight

What term means "something good for you or a small group but not the whole group"?

• Aqueduct

• Augustus

• Corrupt

• Taxation

What is taxation?

• Paying for food

• Paying money to the government

• Getting money from the government

• Going to war

Why did Rome go through so many emperors?

• The didn't want to be emperor

• They were overthrown by the Huns

• They just died

• They were murdered

How were taxes connected to weakening Rome?

• Taxes changed once the census was done
• Taxes are not connected to the weakening of Rome
• Tax collectors were not doing the accounting correctly
• Taxes were so high that people could not pay them

What things were going on with the government that made Rome weaker?

• Government officials were trying  stage a coup
• Government officials were becoming corrupt
• Caesar stole so much money from Rome, that it never recovered
• Government and the decline of Rome are not connected