Unit 5 - Day 5 - The Fall of The Roman Empire

Select ALL of the military causes for the fall.

• Germanic tribes invaded.

• The army was bad and not loyal.

• Civil wars - generals fought to become emperor

• Their weapons were old and outdated

Select ALL of the social causes for the fall.

• Patriotism decreased

• Population decreased

• Patricians focused on getting rich and not civic duty

• People moved away from the Roman Empire

Select ALL of the economic causes for the fall.

• Taxes increased to pay for the army

• Farmers produced less food

• Decrease in gold and silver

• They built too many roads

Select ALL of the political causes for the fall.

• The government was corrupt

• There was fighting for power in the government

• The people did not like the government

• The republic was a bad system of government

Who divided the empire into 2 halves in 303 A.D.?

• Julius Caesar

• Diocletian

• Augustus

• Constantine

Who moved the capital to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople?

• Caesar

• Diocletian

• Augusts

• Constantine

Who legalized Christianity in 313 A.D.?

• Caesar

• Augustus

• Diocletian

• Constantine

What happened to the Western half of Rome?

• It grew stronger

• It grew weaker and ended in 476 A.D.

• It became the Byzantine Empire

• It continued for another thousand years

What did NOT happen to the Eastern half of Rome?

• It grew stronger

• It grew weaker and ended in 476 A.D.

• It became the Byzantine Empire

• It continued for another thousand years

Which Roman god has the same name in Greek mythology?

• Jupiter

• Apollo

• Juno

• Mars