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Chapter 3, Lesson 1 Rome’s Decline It Matters Because: The Fall of Rome resulted from political uproar, economic crises, & distant wars.

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1 Chapter 3, Lesson 1 Rome’s Decline It Matters Because: The Fall of Rome resulted from political uproar, economic crises, & distant wars

2 I. Why Rome Collapsed A. Politics B. Economics C. Invasions 1. Government grew weak; army grew powerful 2. Emperors often betrayed 3. Corrupt officials accepted bribes 4. Support for education declined 5. Many citizens stopped paying taxes 1. Roman soldiers & foreign invaders attacked farms & disrupted trade 2. Food prices soared due to shortages 3. Government produced more coins 1. Germanic tribes raided Western Empire 2. Germanic soldiers hired to protect empire 3. New immigrants had no loyalty to empire BrainPop

3 II. Diocletian A. General who became emperor B. Introduced many reforms Tetrarchy 1. Divided Empire into four parts, called the Tetrarchy 2. Ordered citizens to remain at work 3. Made local officials responsible for taxes C. Reforms ultimately failed

4 Diocletian’ s Tetrarchy

5 III. Constantine A. Succeeded Diocletian after 7 years of conflict 1.Became Christian following victory in battle 2.Legalized Christianity in the Empire B. Stabilized labor & economy Byzantium C. Moved capital from Rome to Byzantium Constantinople D. Renamed Byzantium after himself, Constantinople

6 IV. Theodosius A. Succeeded Constantine B. Realized Empire was too large to govern C. Split Empire into Western & Eastern halves 1. Western capital in Rome 2. Eastern capital in Constantinople

7 Western & Eastern Empires

8 V. Visigoths & Vandals A. Visigoths settled within Rome’s borders 1. Seeking protection from Huns 2. Promised loyalty to Rome a. Rebelled when Rome began to enslave them Odoacer Romulus Augustus 3. Visigoth warrior Odoacer overthrew last Roman emperor, Romulus Augustus, 476

9 B. Vandals attacked N. Africa & Spain 1. Sailed to Rome, 455 2. Looted & burned Rome C. English word “vandalize” comes from this group V. Visigoths & Vandals

10 5 th Century Visigoth Warrior - identify elements of ancient and middle age technology

11 VI. The End of Rome A. Germanic leaders eventually achieved high positions in Empire Odoacer B. In 476, Germanic general Odoacer overthrew last Roman Emperor 1. Germanic rulers adopted much of Roman culture, including Christianity C. Byzantine Empire lasted nearly 1000 more years

12 VII. Rome’s Legacy A. Roman roads, strength of Catholic Church led to spread of Christianity B. Many Roman ideas about law shape Western law today C. Representative government D. Latin language 1. alphabet still in use 2. Latin roots in language E. Architecture & construction - domes & arches, concrete

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