Empire was hard to defend because of size.

The economy was failing (inflation).

Invasions from barbarian tribes.

Slavery helped the plebeians gain wealth

There wasn't any consistent leadership

The Empire was too large to protect

The Empire had too many bodies of water, making it vulnerable

Inflation had because such a problem because of the lack of gold in Roman coin

Slavery had come to dominate Rome, weakening the Plebian class

The Romans mistreated the Germans, causing resentment

The Black Sea

The Mediterranean Sea

The Atlantic Ocean

The Tiber River

Macedonia

It connected three continents.

It was a trading center in the ancient world

It allowed for the spread of new ideas (cultural diffusion)

It provided Rome with great protection from invasion

A strait

An island

An ocean

A mountain

Atoll

Strait

Tsunami

Plateau

Constantinople connects Europe with Asia

Trade will occur here

Cultural Diffusion will occur here

Natural disasters will occur here at a higher rate

Pandemics will end here

It saved the half of the Empire that was very wealthy (geography)

It saved the weaker half of the Empire that was poor

It saved the cultural heritage of the Ottoman Empire

It was able to stop the Germanic invasions and retake Rome

Economy based on the private ownership of property

Precious metals melted into bars

Membership in a state or community which gives a person civil and political rights and obligations

The word used by historians to describe the eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the western Roman Empire

a government ruled by a president

a government ruled by a mayor

a government ruled by a king or queen

a government ruled by Chuck Norris

Holy Roman Empire

Persian Empire

Byzantine Empire

Assyrian Empire

Rome

Athens

Constantinople

Italy

Trade hub for Europe, Asia, and Africa

Great architecture

Autocratic rulers

The pope lives there

was surrounded by protective walls.

was a center of religious power.

had shrunk in size.

was located near trade routes between Europe and Asia.

autocracy

democracy

autocracy

democracy

autocracy

democracy

Egyptian Empire

Carthaginian Empire

Byzantine Empire

Persian Empire

made peace with the Arab Empire.

expelled the Visigoths from Europe.

founded new colonies in southern Africa.

reclaimed some Roman territory that had been lost.

was solely dependent upon Christian principles

included all of Rome’s laws

provided the framework for western law today

improved the status of women