Fall of Roman Empire

How did heavy taxes impact the people of Rome?

• drove people into poverty, unemployment became an issue
• they could not transfer power peacefully 
• the army became smaller 
• they could not afford to have slaves

Why was the size of the Roman Empire a problem that contributed to the empire's fall?

• The size of the empire made it hard to defend.
• Many emperors were needed to rule the empire.
• Much of the empire was empty land with no population.
• Most of the empire was dry land that could not support farming.

What Is Inflation? 

• Growth in Population 
• Growth in Food
• Growth in Income
• Growth in Prices

Simply put which outside groups caused Rome to fall?

• Christians
• slaves
• barbarians
• Mongols

Which part of the Roman Empire fell to barbarians?

• Western Rome

• Eastern Rome

• Southern Rome

• Northern Rome

Who moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium?

• Augustus 
• Nero
• Constantine 
• Caesar 

When the empire split, what was the new capital?

• Rome 
• Constantinople 
• Carthage 
• Istanbul 

Many Romans lost their loyalty to Rome due to

• barbarian attacks
• government corruption
• disease
• the size of the empire

Which one of the following statements shows how Rome greatly influenced the United States?

• We use their architecture styles like domes and arches

• We use their way of government by having three branches

• The Latin language has influenced many words in our language

• We go to court with lawyers and are innocent until proven guilty

Barbarians

• at an advanced stage of social and cultural development.

• a stage of social and cultural development considered to be more advanced

• Word used by Greeks and Romans for all people who did not share their culture

• polite and well-mannered