Fall of Rome

Justinian’s Code of Laws are significant for all of the following reasons except:

• He reconsidered and revised Roman laws to make them more applicable

• They are used as a base for many modern laws

• He gave women rights to own property

• They established a new religion for the Byzantine empire

Constantinople’s geographic location made it easy to defend because:

• There were many places to build military fortresses

• It was surrounded by water on three sides

• Not many other empires knew it existed

• The people of Constantinople refused to trade with other empires

Which of the following was a big influence on Constantinople’s economic success?

• It was located along the Silk Road, linking the city to Asia and the rest of Europe

• People from Rome brought luxury goods with them when they moved

• A black market provided imitation luxury goods for a cheaper price

• Constantinople had many powerful emperors that helped the economy to flourish

One of many emperors who was notorious for wasting large amounts of money in Rome (use the word bank-spelling counts!)

(a)  

Emperor who moved the capital to Byzantium in 330 C.E. (use the word bank-spelling counts!)

(a)  

Emperor who helped to rebuild the city of Constantinople after a rebellion (use the word bank-spelling counts!)

(a)  

The last Roman emperor in the west who was driven from his throne by a Germanic barbarian (use the word bank-spelling counts!)

(a)  

Briefly explain (2-3 sentences) the impact next to 2 out of the 3 causes of the fall of Rome in the west.

•Political Instability

•Economic and Social Problems

•Invasion of Germanic Tribes

Your answer for each of the 2 topics you choose should show cause and effect to the big picture of the Roman Empire! Think about why what you are saying is important and how is has a big impact!