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emperor   Theodosious became ---- after Constantine's death  
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Western   Theodosius split the empire into 2 separate empires: the ---- Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire  
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Rome   ---- was the capital of the Western Roman Empire and Constantinople was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire  
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Germanic   as Rome declined, it was no longer able to hold back the ---- tribes on its borders  
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climates   these Germanic groups were in search of warmer ---- and better grazing land for their cattle  
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Huns   in addition, many were fleeing the ----, fierce warriors from Mongolia in Asia  
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defeated   in the late A.D. 300s, the Huns entered Eastern Europe and ---- defeated the Ostrogoths  
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defend   because they knew Rome could no longer ---- itself, more Germanic groups began invading the Empire  
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captured; burned   in A.D. 410, the Visigoth leader Alaric and his soldiers ---- the city of Rome and ---- it  
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800   this was the first time Rome had been conquered in ---- years  
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Vandals   another Germanic group, the ---- overpowered Rome's territories in Spain and northern Africa  
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buildings   the Vandals then entered Rome where they stripped ---- of everything valuable and burned them  
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English   from these attacks came the ---- word vandalism, which means "the willful destruction of property"  
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army   by mid A.D.400S, several Germanic leaders held high posts in Rome's government by overthrowing the western emperor , 14 year-old Romulus Augustulus  
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end   the overthrowing of the western emperor marked the ---- of the Western Roman Empire  
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Why did the Visigoths rebel against the Romans?   Although the Romans agreed to protect the Visigoths, they treated them badly. the Romans charged the Visigoths higher prices for food and kidnapped and enslaved many of them  
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influenced   the law and government of the United States today is ---- by the laws and government of the ancient Romans  
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equal   like the early Romans, Americans believe that a republic made up of ---- citizens is the best form of government  
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guilty   we expect our judges to decide cases fairly, and we consider a person innocent until proven ---- just like the Romans did  
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alphabet   today the ---- of the Latin language is used throughout the Western world  
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Portugal   Latin shaped the languages of Italy, France, Spain ---- and romania  
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Romance   ---- languages; French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian  
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words   many English ---- words come from Latin  
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lawyers   scientists, doctors, and ---- still use Latin phrases  
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species   every known ---- of plant and animal has a Latin name  
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domes and arches   western architecture uses styles of the Romans, such as ---- and ----  
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Christianity   ---- began in the Roman Empire  
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