DECLINE of the ROMAN EMPIRE

Who was the emperor of Rome in 180 CE?

• Nero

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus

• Commodus

What is a mercenary?

• A type of food

• A type of plague

• A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army

• A type of coin

What is inflation?

• A type of contagious disease

• A type of army

• An increase in prices of goods and a fall in the value of money

• A decrease in prices of goods

What is a plague?

• A deadly contagious disease

• A type of army

• A type of food

• A type of coin

What did the emperor Commodus do to the senate?

• Bribed them

• Respected them

• Ignored them

• Fought with them

What did the Roman army do under Commodus' rule?

• Respected the senate

• Bribed the senate

• Stood by him due to bribery

• Fought against the empire

What was one of the problems Rome faced?

• Loyalty of the army

• Loyalty of the senate

• Loyalty of the people

• Loyalty of the emperor

What led to the fall of the Roman Empire in the west?

• Constantinople's defeat

• Bribery of the senate

• Invasion by German tribes

• Plague outbreak

What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

• Constantinople

• Alexandria

• Athens

• Rome

What did the Roman Empire battle due to making too many valueless coins?

• Inflation

• Plague

• Mercenaries

• Senators