Eight Reasons Why Rome Fell

Read the section "Weakening of the Roman army."

Which sentence from the section shows WHY non-Roman warriors hurt the Roman army?

• For most of its history, Rome’s military was the mightiest in the world.

• Emperors began hiring foreign fighters into their armies.

• Soon the Roman army was filled with Goths and other non-Romans.

• However, they had little or no loyalty to the Empire.

Read the section "Economic troubles and slave labor shortage."

Which sentence from this section BEST supports the conclusion that Rome needed more workers?

• Even as Rome was under attack from outside forces, it was also crumbling from within.

• Constant wars had drained the empire's wealth.

• With far fewer slaves, Rome was soon unable to produce enough food and other goods.

• Soon, the empire began to lose its grip on Europe.

Use the two images and information from the article to select the TRUE statement.

• Rome was unable to defend itself from outside attacks.

• Rome should have fought harder against invading tribes.

• Rome could not trust the people of Constantinople to help it.

• Rome always had plenty of money to pay for war and other purposes.

Examine the painting at the top of the article and read the paragraph from the section "Invasions by other tribes."

In 455, the city of Rome was attacked again, this time by the Vandals. Finally, in 476, the Germanic leader Odoacer overthrew the Emperor Romulus Augustulus. From then on, no Roman emperor would ever again rule from Italy.

How does the painting support the information in the paragraph?

• It shows a statue of an emperor being torn down.

• It shows how destructive the Vandal attacks were.

• It shows why Rome could not rebuild after the last Vandal attack.

• It shows how the Vandals were able to enter Rome.