Fall of the Roman Empire - Review

Why was the size of the Roman Empire a problem that contributed to the empire's fall?

• The size of the empire made it hard to defend.
• Many emperors were needed to rule the empire.
• Much of the empire was empty land with no population.
• Most of the empire was dry land that could not support farming.

Simply put which outside groups caused Rome to fall?

• Christians
• slaves
• barbarians
• Mongols

Which part of the Roman Empire fell to barbarians?

• Western Rome

• Eastern Rome

• Southern Rome

• Northern Rome

Who moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium?

• Augustus 
• Nero
• Constantine 
• Caesar 

When the empire split, what was the new capital?

• Rome 
• Constantinople 
• Carthage 
• Istanbul 

Barbarians

• 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

Byzantine

• Economy based on the private ownership of property

• Precious metals melted into bars

• Membership in a state or community which gives a person civil and political rights and obligations

• The word used by historians to describe the eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the western Roman Empire

When Rome divided it split into?

• Northern and Southern Empire

• New Rome and Ancient Rome

• Eastern and Western Empire

• Old and New Rome

Use the maps to finish this sentence: At its peak, the Roman Empire included _________________.

• areas of Europe, Africa, and Asia

• parts of India and South Asia

• most of Africa and Europe

• all of Europe and Great Britain

The East Roman Empire became known as the _____________.

• Holy Roman Empire

• Persian Empire

• Byzantine Empire

• Assyrian Empire