Fall of Rome DBQ

According to Document A, what was the most frequent cause of death?

• assassination

• killed in battle

• plague

• suicide

What is a conclusion you can draw from Document A?

• Rome had many elections for emperors.

• Emperors enjoyed ruling Rome.

• The government of Rome was unstable.

• The government of Rome was very stable.

According to Document B, what happened due to negligence and laziness?

• Roman soldiers practiced more.

• Roman soldiers stopped practicing drills and wearing proper armor.

• Roman soldiers invented stronger and better armor.

• Roman soldiers abandoned the army.

According to Document B, what happened to the Roman army when they faced the Goths? (select all correct answers)

• The Roman army was unprotected (did not have armor).

• The Roman army outnumbered the Goths.

• The Roman armuy defeated the Goths.

• The Roman army ran away.

According to Document C, what does it mean to be drafted into an army?

• being required to join an army

• volunteering to join an army

• excused from fighting in an army

• kicked out of an army

What conclusion can be drawn from Document C?

• Rome was able to draft many soldiers.

• The Roman army did not have enough soldiers.

• The Roman army consisted of diverse skills.

• Rome's army was very powerful.

According to Document D, which group was the first to reach Rome?

• Visigoths (Goths)

• Huns

• Vandals

• Angles and Saxons

Based on your understanding of Document B, what conclusion can be drawn from Document D?

• Rome learned a lot from the different groups passing through Rome.

• Roman soldiers joined the armies of invading groups.

• Rome did not have good protection and was attacked by multiple groups.

• Different groups of people wanted to be Roman citizens.

According to Document E, how does this former Roman citizen feel about Rome?

• He disliked living in Rome and his life is better under the Huns.

• He dislikes the Huns and misses living as a Roman citizen.

• His life is mostly unchanged.

• His life is more difficult now.

According to Document E, what are some of the problems in Rome? (select all correct answers)

• high taxes

• unfair rulers

• barbarian attacks

• warfare