Fall of the Roman Empire (WHH pd.6)

The period of relative peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire known as the _______ ended in 180 CE.

• Visigoths

• Barbarians

• Pax Romana

• Republic

In 284 CE, the Emperor ________ split the Roman Empire into an eastern and western half.

• Diocletian

• Julius Caesar

• Constantine

• Augustus Caesar

Choose 2 important changes that the Emperor Constantine made that greatly impacted the history of the Roman Empire.

• built a great capital city in the eastern empire that he named Constantinople.

• changed the empire back into a republic.

• granted religious toleration to Christians

• conquered the city of Jerusalem and began the first Crusade.

The ____ migrated from central Asia. They fought on horseback and terrorized Italy before continuing to move north. They retreated back to Asia after their leader's death.

• Visigoths

• Huns

• Franks

• Greeks

____ was the leader of the Huns. He was very feared by many Romans.

• Alaric

• Odoacer

• Constantine

• Attila

The_____ were a powerful Germanic tribe that captured and sacked the city of Rome in 410 AD.

• Visigoths

• Huns

• Franks

• Anglo-Saxons

____ was a powerful leader of the Visigoths.

• Diocletian

• Alaric

• Constantine

• Attila

In the year 455 AD, the _____ became the 2nd barbarian group to sack Rome.

• Huns

• Visigoths

• Franks

• Vandals

In 476 AD, the Germanic leader ______ overthrew the last emperor of Rome. This event marked the end of the Roman Empire in the west.

• Odoacer

• Alaric

• Constantine

• Attila

What is one military cause of the fall of the Roman Empire in the west?

• The start of Constantine's reign as emperor

• The division of the Empire into east and west

• Rise of Christianity

• Invasions by foreign barbarian tribes