Fall of the Roman Empire

In 476, _________ tribes conquered Rome This conquest signaled the end of the Western Roman Empire.

• Germanic

• Spanish

• French

• Indian

Name the Roman emperor who declared an end to all attacks on Christians and allowed them to worship freely.

• Constantine

• Justinian

• Clovis

• Tarquin

The emperor Diocletian divided the Rome into ____________ and ____________ parts.

• south and west.

• east and north.

• eastern and western.

• north and south.

What problems weakened the empire?

• political

• economic

• military

• All three military, political, and economic.

While the western half of Roman Empire fell, the eastern half survived for another thousand years.

• True

• False

Late in the second century, Rome stopped expanding and adding new lands. Without new conquests, the empire had no new sources of ____________.

• Clothes

• Slaves

• Wealth

• Food

In A.D. 330, _______________ moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to the Greek city of Byzantium farther to the east.

• Caesar

• Clovis

• Constantine

• Mr. Smith

After the empire moved the capital to Byzantium, the city became known as Constantinople.

• True

• False

Name the leader of a Germanic group known as the Franks, who conquered Roman land in Gaul.

• Julius Caesar

• Paco

• Clovis

• Constantine

In time, Roman leaders became more interested in getting ________________ than in public service.

• Lazy

• Rich

• Famous

• Poor