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Fall of Rome Review
Fall of Roman Empire
Question | Answer |
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This group of people were known as the "ruling class" of Rome and were very wealthy | patricians |
This group of people were the working class in Rome. | plebians |
The primary reason for this engineering marvel was to increase the overall welfare of people in the Roman Empire | aqueduct |
This stadium was used to keep the plebians for growing restless | Colosseum |
This was a period of time lasting approximately 200 years when the Roman Empire experienced no civil wars. | Pax Romana |
This was first emperor of the Roman Empire (first name) | Augustus |
This emperor saved the empire from the 3rd century crisis and split the empire into the East and the West | Diocletian |
This emperor was the first Christian emperor | Constantine |
This city became capitol of the Eastern Roman Empire | Constantinople |
The Eastern Roman Empire was later changed to this name (two words) | Byzantine Empire |
This barbarian sacked Rome in 410 C.E. | Alaric |
This barbarian sacked Rome in 476 C.E. causing the fall of the Western Roman Empire | Odoacer |
This emperor of the Byzantine Empire was known for reconquering most of the former Roman Empire provinces and many building projects | Justinian |
This barbarian group came from Central Asia. | Huns |
This barbarian group later established France. | Franks |
This was the year when the Western Roman Empire fell. | 476 |
Rome had this type of government before Julius Caesar | Republic |