Transcript Chapter 7 Section 5

Chapter 7 Section 5
The Fall of Rome
Pages 213 -217 questions 1-5
1. Define (a) Mercenary
• Foreign Soldiers who will only serve if they are
being paid to fight.
1. Define (b) Inflation
• Is when there is more money but the Value of
the money is less.
2. Identify (a) Constantine
• C. E.312 -337 He was the Emperor of Rome, he
encouraged the spread of Christianity through
out Rome.
2. Identify (b) Diocletian
• Emperor of Rome from C.E. 284-305 and he
divides the empire into Eastern & Western.
2. Identify (c) Constantinople
• Capital of the Eastern Roman Empire in C.E. 330
Named for Emperor Constantine used to be called
Byzantium and is modern day Istanbul, Turkey
3. Why did Roman money finally
become worthless?
• The Value of the Roman Coins depended on
the amount of silver, the government started
to make the coins smaller and with less silver
in them. In return the money lost value and
ultimately became worthless. Finally people
turned to Bartering again to obtain the good
they needed.
4. What did Diocletian do to make
governing the Roman Empire easier?
• Diocletian divided the empire into Eastern and
Western. He controlled the more wealthier
Eastern Empire, while he appointed a coemperor to rule the west.
5. Summarize in 2 or 3 sentences the
causes of the fall of the Roman Empire.
• First there were weak ruler after Commodus
the emperors were successful generals not
politicians. They stole money from the
treasury. Secondly the economy crashed and
inflation rose money became worthless. Third
they were hiring mercenaries in their armies,
people who were not loyal to Rome. Finally
invasions from Germanic tribes weaken a
broken down and tired government.