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