The Fall of Rome / Barbarians/ Byzantine Empire Quiz Review

The Fall of Rome

When does the Fall of Rome begin?

The Fall of Rome

When does the Fall of Rome begin?

180 CE

The Fall of RomeWhat problems did the increasing threat of invasion by tribal peoples along both the eastern and western

frontiers create for the empire?

The Fall of RomeWhat problems did the increasing threat of invasion by tribal peoples along both the eastern and western

frontiers create for the empire?

Forced the increase of the size of the Roman army

Caused an economic crisis

The empire becomes a military dictatorship

The Fall of RomeWhat were the issues of the crisis

within the Roman Empire in the 200s CE?

The Fall of RomeWhat were the issues of the crisis

within the Roman Empire in the 200s CE?

Barbarian Invasion

Poor Rulers

Economic Crisis

Empire was Too Large

Trade Slows

The Fall of RomeWhat does Emperor Diocletian do to slow

the decline of the Western Roman Empire?

The Fall of RomeWhat does Emperor Diocletian do to

slow the decline of the Western Roman Empire?

Changed the empire into an absolute monarchy

Divides the empire into two parts

Forces roman society into a rigid order

Increases the size of the army

The Fall of RomeHow did the division of the Roman Empire into east and west hurt the

Western Roman Empire?

The Fall of RomeHow did the division of the Roman Empire into east and west hurt the

Western Roman Empire?

The eastern empire was powerful and prosperous, whereas the west was not.

The split places the western empire at a great disadvantage since the wealth and strength of the east

would stay in the east. The west was to stand alone.

The Fall of RomeWhat were the two decisions that Constantine would make that would profoundly affect the

direction of the Empire?

The Fall of RomeWhat were the two decisions that Constantine would make that would profoundly affect the

direction of the Empire?

He makes Christianity Legal

He builds the city of Constantinople

The Fall of RomeHow did the Vandals influence what

the term vandal would come to mean?

The Fall of RomeHow did the Vandals influence what

the term vandal would come to mean?

They were infamous for destroying everything in their path

The Fall of RomeIn the mid 400s, Attila the Hun, leader of the Huns, attacks Gaul, Who do the Romans ally

with to defeat the Huns?

The Fall of RomeIn the mid 400s, Attila the Hun, leader of the Huns, attacks Gaul, Who do the Romans ally

with to defeat the Huns?

The Visigoths

The Fall of RomeWhat are the Fall of Empires

characteristics associated with the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

The Fall of RomeWhat are the Fall of Empires

characteristics associated with the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

Lack of leadershipCivil War

Barbarian InvasionsLarge armies = more taxes

Economic crisis Travel is hazardous

Trade slowsCurrency is devalued

The Fall of RomeWhat was the ultimate cause of the

collapse of the Roman Empire?

The Fall of RomeWhat was the ultimate cause of the

collapse of the Roman Empire?

The invasion of barbarian tribes and Rome’s inability to defend itself