Transcript The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Economic Troubles

The Decline and
Fall of the
Roman Empire
Economic Troubles
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Decline begins after the _____ ___________ in 3rd Century
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Invaders made trade __________ on ______ and on __________
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The rich spent ________ and _________ on luxury items from Asia which
drained Rome of these _____________ metals
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Rome began making coins with less silver which caused ____________.
• Inflation is a __________ drop in the value of __________ coupled with __________ prices for items.
• Agriculture ___________ because of infertile soil, and _____________ destroyed by war.
• Food _____________
• Spread of __________
Political Troubles
Military Troubles
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__________ tribes were invading Rome
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Soldiers no longer had discipline or
__________ to Rome.
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___________ for Rome
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Soldiers had loyalty only to their
_____________, who fought not for
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To defend Rome, _____________ were
recruited – foreign soldiers who fought for
money.
Being a ___________ official was no
longer thought to be an ________
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Rome, but to try to become the
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Troubles in the empire made citizens lose
Few people wanted to serve in the
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Out of 26 ___________ who became
emperors, 25 met _________ deaths.
Temporary Help
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___________ in A.D. 284 became a
Constantine
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strong leader
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He __________ the Roman armies and
Took over the West part of the
empire in A.D. 312
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Moved the __________ to a
hired German mercenaries
strategic location in Greece in
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Persecuted Christians
the East in ______________
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He _________ the Roman empire into 2
and renamed it
sides
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_______: Greek speaking
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West: ________ speaking
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He accepted
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He took over the East, but ________
_______ broke out after his death
The West Falls
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The __________ faced worse problems
than the east that was far from _______
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From A.D. 376 to 476, huge numbers of ____________ tribes
poured into Rome to get away from the fierce ________
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__________ the Hun was a powerful ____________ who swept
through the west
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___________ with Pope Leo I and withdrew
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He died in 453 and was no longer a _________
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Germanic tribes continued to ___________ and finally the __________ was no longer ___________
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But the ____________ Roman empire will_______________ as the _______________ Empire that will preserve
__________ and __________ heritage.