Fall of the Roman Empire Homework Packet Pages 49-54

Page 50 • 1. _______________ was Rome’s first

emperor.• 2. Constantine moved the capital of the

Roman Empire to ________________.• 3. In 395 C.E., the Roman Empire broke into

_______Sections.• 4. The city of Rome was captured and looted

by the ___________.• 5. The Eastern Empire became known as

________________________.

D. Octavian

C. Byzantium

Two

Visigoths

The Byzantine Empire

Page 51• 1. Odoacer• 2. Customs• 3. Roman Empire• 4.

Constantinople• 5. Invasions• 6. Germanic• 7. States• 8. Trade• 9. Byzantine• 10. Peace

Page 52• 1. The immediate causes of Rome’s fall in

the west were invasions by Germanic Tribes and the capturing and looting of the capital Rome.

• 2. The People of Rome became less patriotic, they loss faith in their country, Huge difference between rich and poor, finally the people were not happy

• 3. No. There were a series of events that started with weak government and leaders who were not helpful. History repeated itself.

Page 53

• 1. Istanbul Turkey• 2. People don’t want to fight for

something they don’t believe in or a country that does not believe in them.

• 3. Vandalize means to destroy the willingness to physically destroy public and private property, Graffiti, littering.

• Your answers needed to be more lengthier .

Page 54• _____ 1. The Roman Empire split into 2 sections.• _____ 2. The capital was moved to Constantinople and

renamed Byzantium.• _____ 3. At 1 time, the Roman Empire covered more than

3,000,000 square miles.• _____ 4. The Eastern Roman Empire fell because of invasions

by Germanic tribes.• _____ 5. The Eastern Roman Empire became known as the

Byzantine Empire.• 6. __________ removed Romulus Augustulus from power.• 7. The ___________ Roman Empire grew weak because of

Constant Invasions.• 8. They had trade routes that were able to bring wealth to

the Eastern Roman Empire.

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True

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OdoacerWestern