1. Remember to make your own notes when you take this copy.
Notes for Quiz 2 (Ch. 2, Lesson 2)
for Key Points Column
Essential Question: what were the
responsibilities and duties of Roman citizens?
A. Internal Weaknesses of Western Roman Empire
1. economic, social, political, agricultural, military
(Define these words in the Key Points column.)
a. soldiers loyal to a general, not Rome.
(Remember the meaning of citizen.)
b. Education and receiving news hard to get
c. high costs
d. less food grown
e. people not sacrificing for good of Rome
(decline in citizenship)
B. Changes in Managing Roman Empire
1. Emperor Diocletian divided Roman Empire into
western half and eastern half.
a. two co-emperors
2. Emperor Constantine
a. announcement: end all attacks against Christians.
b. moved capital to Greek city called Byzantium in
eastern half of empire.
1) shift in power to east (wealthier there)
2) name of city changed to Constantinople
C. End of Western Half
1. foreign groups invade
a. want land/wealth of empire, fear of Huns group from eastern Asia.
2. ended A.D. 476 when Germanic tribes took city of Rome.
empire map to draw: page p. 43; include border shape,
names (regions, city of Rome and Byzantium, Mediterranean Sea)