Fall of the Roman Empire

The increased size of Rome’s army and a prolonged economic crisis threatened the stability of the Roman Empire after Pax Romana had ended

• True

• False

The Huns were a Germanic tribe that occasionally raided Rome’s frontiers.

• True

• False

After the Pax Romana, weak leaders and economic troubles hurt the Roman Empire.

• True

• False

Constantine built a new capital city in the village of Byzantium because the eastern half of the Roman Empire was richer and better defended than the west.

• True

• False

Which of the following would have contributed to the loss of value of Roman money (inflation)

• the minting of new coins using copper and lead instead of gold and silver in order to maintain the money supply

• the layoff of thousands of soldiers to save money

• the flood of foreign currency into Rome as a result of increased trade

When Rome divided it split into?

• Northern and Southern Empire

• New Rome and Ancient Rome

• Eastern and Western Empire

• Old and New Rome

A fundamental problem for Rome was that its borders were too long to be adequately defended by the Roman legions.

• True

• False

a barbarian

• soldier for hire.

• another name for a roman soldier

• a slang term for a poor roman

• person who is called uncivilized and primitive by ancient Romans.

Barbarians...

• settled on land within the Roman Empire

• fought in the army as mercenaries

• were paid HUGE sums of money to not attack Roman cities and villages

• All the above answers are correct

A 200 year period of peace and prosperity, ushered in by Emperor Augustus.

• Pax Romana
• Peace in Our Time
• Golden Age
• Flux Capacitor