WHI Fall of the Roman Empire

barbarian attacks

government corruption

disease

the size of the empire

Pax Romana

Peace in Our Time

Golden Age

Flux Capacitor 

Holy Roman Empire

Persian Empire

Byzantine Empire

Assyrian Empire

Augustus 

Nero

Constantine 

Caesar 

The site was easy to defend as a peninsula. 

It was a crossroads of east and west trade routes. 

It was a walled city. 

All of the above. 

The split of the Roman Empire

Mesopotamia

The split of the New Rome

Roman Republic after the Punic Wars.

Justinian

Constantine

Theodora

Diocletian

at an advanced stage of social and cultural development.

a stage of social and cultural development considered to be more advanced

Word used by Greeks and Romans for all people who did not share their culture

polite and well-mannered

Western Rome

Eastern Rome

Southern Rome

Northern Rome

It was too big for one person to rule 

an emperor's two sons took over

There wasn't a split 

Germanic tribes invaded 

Invaded by the Barbarians

Strong leadership

Bad economy

Civil unrest

Rome waged war against a single

powerful trade rival.

Rome allowed Christianity to spread.

Rome was conquered by the Islamic

Empire.

Rome faced invasions from many

"Barbarian" tribes.

Roman leaders during this time were

focused on hurting their own people.

Roman leaders during this time worked

together to transition power peacefully.

Roman leaders during this time were

weak and fought over who had power.

Roman Leaders during this time made

peace with other Empires to conquer

Rome.

A) The Goths

B) The Huns

C) The Vandals

D) The Franks

events that led to corruption in ancient Rome

effects of the collapse of the Roman Empire

patterns that develop when a government collects taxes

causes of the fall of the Roman Empire

Germanic invasions

political corruption

diseased crops

over entertained citizens