The Legacy of the Roman Empire

By ​ (a)   , the western half of Rome ​ (b)   . There was ​ (c)   reason why it fell.

• 500 C.E.
• collapsed
• no single
• one major
• evolved
• 500 B.C.

One reason for the fall of western Rome was ​ (a)   . ​ Rome never figured out how to ​ (b)   transfer power to ​ (c)   . When an ​ (d)   died, rivals with ​ (e)   fought each other

• political instability
• peacefully
• new leaders
• Constantine
• forcefully
• important families
• Emperor
• private armies
• Elevated leader
• money and power

The ​ (a)   often chose leaders that would ​ (b)   , not the ​ (c)   . ​

• Praetorian Guard
• reward them
• best prepared.
• King and Queen
• protect them
• richest

Another reason for the fall were ​ (a)   and social problems.​ Citizens paid ​ (b)   to fund Rome's ​ (c)   . Small farmers ​ (d)   with wealthy families who used ​ (e)  

• economic
• population
• high taxes
• armies
• could not compete
• slaves.
• low taxes
• leaders
• fought wars

Economic and social problems lead to....? Choose all that apply.

• Corruption

• Crime

• Decline in the spirit of citizenship

• Wealth

• Poor Crop Yield

Another reason for the fall was weakening ​ (a)   . The huge size made it hard for ​ (b)   because it took ​ (c)   to ​ (d)   with ​ (e)   .

• frontiers
• soldiers to defend
• weeks
• communicate
• Generals
• armies
• farmers to grow crops
• days
• plant
• horses

In ​ (a)   , ​ (b)   moved the capital of Rome to ​ (c)   . This ​ (d)   of Rome.​

• 330 C.E
• Constantine
• Byzantium
• reduced the importance
• 500 C.E.
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Mesopotamia
• increased the power

​ (a)   attacked Rome in the ​ west. The last ​ (b)   in the west was driven out in ​ (c)   . ​The (d)   Empire in the east continued another ​ (e)   years.

• Germanic Tribes
• emperor
• 476 C.E.
• Byzantine
• 1000
• 100
• Roman
• tribe
• 330 C.E