Fall of Rome

The most straightforward theory for Western Rome’s collapse pins the fall on a string of military losses sustained against outside forces. Rome had tangled with Germanic tribes for centuries, but by the 300s “barbarian” groups like the Goths had encroached beyond the Empire’s borders. The Romans weathered a Germanic uprising in the late fourth century, but in 410 the Visigoth King Alaric successfully sacked the city of Rome.

Based on the text above, the author's point of view best supports the claim that:

• Rome tangled with Germanic forces while being able to keep the Germanic tribes away from Rome's borders

• The most immediate cause for the fall of Rome were the invasions of Germanic forces

• In 410, the Romans weathered a Germanic uprising

• Barbarian groups like the Goths attacked beyond Rome's borders, while causing minimal damage

The most straightforward theory for Western Rome’s collapse pins the fall on a string of military losses sustained against outside forces. Rome had tangled with Germanic tribes for centuries, but by the 300s “barbarian” groups like the Goths had encroached beyond the Empire’s borders. The Romans weathered a Germanic uprising in the late fourth century, but in 410 the Visigoth King Alaric successfully sacked the city of Rome.

The text above led most directly to the:

• Rise of barbarian tribes in Asia

• The Pax Romana a hundred years of peace for Rome

• The fall of the Roman Empire

• The rise of Alexander the Great's Hellenistic empire

Finally, in 476, the Germanic leader Odoacer staged a revolt and deposed the Emperor Romulus Augustulus. From then on, no Roman emperor would ever again rule from a post in Italy, leading many to cite 476 as the year the Western Empire suffered its deathblow.

The purpose of the text above is to describe:

• The rise of power of the last Roman emperor in the year 476

• The last year a Roman emperor gained power in Rome

• The final fall of the Roman Empire in the year 476 as no Roman emperor held power again

• The significance of events that led to the fall of Rome

Finally, in 476, the Germanic leader Odoacer staged a revolt and deposed the Emperor Romulus Augustulus. From then on, no Roman emperor would ever again rule from a post in Italy, leading many to cite 476 as the year the Western Empire suffered its deathblow.

The text above best supports the claim that:

• The Roman government was unable to provide enough support to the Roman military to halt Germanic invasions leading to the last Roman emperor holding power in 476

• The Roman government was unable to stop revolutions that formed inside Rome's military leading to the last Roman emperor holding power in 476

• After a Germanic revolt in 476, the Roman emperor Romulus Augustulus gained power becoming the last Roman emperor

• The year 476 is known as the year of the fall of Rome despite ROme's government success to support Rome's military in fighting against Germanic invasions

The purpose of the map above is to describe:

• An economic cause for the fall of Rome

• A social cause for the fall of Rome

• A military cause for the fall of Rome

• A political cause for the fall of Rome

The division made the empire more easily governable in the short term, but over time the two halves drifted apart. East and West failed to adequately work together to combat outside threats, and the two often squabbled over resources and military aid. As the gulf widened, the largely Greek-speaking Eastern Empire grew in wealth.

A valid conclusion that can be made after analyzing the map and the text above is that:

• The emperors in the west benefited from their location

• Byzantium in the west would benefit from trade that caused wealth

• Byzantium in the east would benefit from trade that caused wealth

• Dividing the power between emperor's allowed the Roman empire to enjoy wealth and achieve long term success

Christianity displaced the polytheistic Roman religion, which viewed the emperor as having a divine or God-like status, and also shifted focus away from the glory of the state and onto one deity (or God). Meanwhile, popes and other church leaders took an increased role in political affairs.

The point of view of the author above best supports the claim that:

• Christianity supports the view that the emperor has divine status and is known as a polytheistic religion.

• Christianity challenged worshiping the emperor as a God increasing power of the emperor

• Christianity challenged worshipping the emperor leading to a decrease in power while church leaders power increased

• Christianity challenged popes and church leaders from having an increased role in political affairs

Christianity displaced the polytheistic Roman religion, which viewed the emperor as having a divine or God-like status, and also shifted focus away from the glory of the state and onto one deity (or God). Meanwhile, popes and other church leaders took an increased role in political affairs.

The events discussed in the text above led to:

• A social cause for the fall of Rome

• A political cause for the fall of Rome

• An economic cause for the fall of Rome

• A military cause for the fall of Rome

The illustration above best supports the people's economic reliance on:

• Trade exclusively in the Medieval manor

• Strictly agriculture in the Medieval manor

• Agriculture and self-reliance by making necessary goods in the Medieval manor

• Agriculture and trade using the river in the Medieval manor

The illustration above of life after the fall of Rome was most likely caused by:

• A desire for increased entertainment through events such as Gladiator games, Triumphs, and chariot races

• A desire to decrease the gap between the rich and the poor in Rome

• A desire to practice Christianity once it became the official religion of Rome

• A desire of safety after mistrust of Emperor's and numerous successful Germanic invasions in cities such as Rome