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2/19 Bell-Ringer

Based on our previous lessons, what do you think leads to the fall of Rome?

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• Decline begins after Pax

Romana

• Invaders made trade

unsafe on sea and on roads

• The rich spent gold and

silver on luxury items from Asia = drained Rome of these precious metals

• Rome began making

coins with less silver which caused inflation.

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• Inflation is a drastic

drop in the value of money coupled with rising prices for items.

• Agriculture

decreased because

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farmland destroyed by war.

• Food shortages
• Spread of disease

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• Germanic tribes = invading

Rome

• Soldiers no longer had

discipline or loyalty to Rome.

• Soldiers had loyalty only to

their commanders

• who fought not for Rome, but to try

to become the emperor.

• To defend Rome,

mercenaries were recruited – foreign soldiers who fought for money.

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• Troubles in the empire

made citizens lose patriotism for Rome

• Being a political official
• no longer thought to be an

honor

• Few people wanted to

serve in the government

• Out of 26 generals who

became emperors, 25 met violent deaths.

2/20 Bell- Ringer

• What did lead to the fall of the

Western Roman Empire?

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• Diocletian in A.D. 284

became a strong leader

• He doubled the Roman

armies and hired German mercenaries

• Persecuted Christians
• He divided the Roman

empire into 2 sides

• East: Greek speaking
• West: Latin speaking

Co Cons nstantine tantine

• Took over the West part of

the empire in A.D. 312

• Moved the capital to a

strategic location in Greece in the East in Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople

• He accepted Christianity

BASICALLY….

Eastern Roman Empire = Byzantine Empire

In West Pope ruled church. In East Emperor ruled church and appoint a patriarch to run things. Byzantines rejected idea that Pope ruled all Christians

Eastern now- Greek Orthodox Church West now-Roman Catholic Church Were now guarded rivals

• f each other.

By 4th Crusade Byzantine Empire and Venice got into it and Venice convinced the knights to attack Byzantium. For 57 years Christians ruled Byzantium 1260s reclaimed by Byzantine Emperor but empire never recovered

By Great Schism empire in decline 1090s-Byzantine Emperor called for help against Seljuk Turks Resulted in first crusade

Remember:

• Eastern Roman Empire =

Byzantine Empire

• For Research…. Look for the

fall of the Byzantine Empire

2/21/19 Bell- Ringer

• 1. Answer the following question in

notebook: How did the Eastern Roman Empire Fall?

• 2. Then: Go to page 1 in your

notebook to your self-assessment sheet

2/22 Bell Ringer

• 1. How do you feel

about the Rome Folder Project? Explain your answer.

• 2. Go to Self-Assessment

Sheet (page 1 in notebook)

2/22 Close

Based on the video who do you feel like was the Worst Emperor

• f Rome? Explain your

reasoning.