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AWH C6 S4
Advanced World History Chapter 6 Section 4
Question | Answer |
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What happened to Rome after the Pax Romana? | decline |
What did hostile tribes and pirates affect that weakened Rome's economy? | trade |
What word describes the economic situation that existed when Rome suffered from a drop in the value of money along with a rise in prices? | inflation |
Overworked soil and years of war destroyed farmland and weakening what part of Rome's economy? | agriculture |
A weakened agriculture in Rome lead to what three things? | food shortages, disease spread, and population declined |
Foreign soldiers who fought for Rome for pay were called what? | Mercenaries |
Roman citizens lacked feelings of loyalty for the empire and lost what feeling? | patriotism |
Rome stayed together for 200 years after the Pax Romana because of what? | emperors reforms |
How did Diocletian make the most significant reform to the empire? | by dividing in into east and west |
The greek speaking east of the Roman Empire was made up of what countries? | Greece, Anatolia, Syrya, and Egypt |
The latin speaking west of the Roman Empire was made up of what countries? | Italy,Gaul, Britain, and Spain |
Who was the strong willed army leader and emperor who reformed the empire and divided it? | Diocletian |
What part of the empire did Diocletian rule? | The east |
After Diocletian there was civil war until what ruler gained control? | Constantine |
What ruler reunited the east and west of the empire? | Constantine |
Constantine moved the capitol from Rome to what city? | Byzantium |
Byzantium, the new capitol of Rome was renamed what? | Constantinople |
What caused the western empire to crumble? | Germanic invasions |
Why did the Germans invade Roman lands? | they were fleeing from the Huns |
What Hun leader terrorized both halves of the Roman empire? | Attila the Hun |
Attila the Hun was unable to conquer the empire because he never captured what two cities? | Rome and Constantinople |
Who was the last Roman emperor? | Romulus Agustulus |
Why did the western provinces of the Roman empire collapse? | Germanic invasion |
After the fall of the western half, the eastern half of the Roman empire was called what? | Byzantine Empire |
How long did the Byzantine empire flourish? | 1,000 years |
The Byzantine Empire was ruled from what city? | Constantinople |
What important characteristics of the Roman Empire did the Byzantine Empire keep? | Greek and Roman culture |
What were the main internal causes of the Roman Empires decline? | weak economy, military and political turmoil |