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Page 1: Rome Part 4 Fall of Rome Fall of Rome. Fall of Rome Long, slow process Long, slow process Emperor Diocletion divided empire into 2 parts in an attempt

Rome Part 4Rome Part 4

Fall of RomeFall of Rome

Page 2: Rome Part 4 Fall of Rome Fall of Rome. Fall of Rome Long, slow process Long, slow process Emperor Diocletion divided empire into 2 parts in an attempt

Fall of RomeFall of Rome

Long, slow processLong, slow process Emperor Diocletion divided Emperor Diocletion divided

empire into 2 partsempire into 2 parts in an in an attempt to restore order.attempt to restore order.

West = RomeWest = Rome East = Byzantine EmpireEast = Byzantine Empire

Page 3: Rome Part 4 Fall of Rome Fall of Rome. Fall of Rome Long, slow process Long, slow process Emperor Diocletion divided empire into 2 parts in an attempt

Fall of RomeFall of Rome

476 CE – Germanic leader 476 CE – Germanic leader OdoacerOdoacer ousted Roman Emperorousted Roman Emperor – the fall –– the fall – 14 year old boy 14 year old boy named Romulus Augustulusnamed Romulus Augustulus

Byzantine emperorsByzantine emperors ruledruled for for another another 1000 years1000 years and and fell to fell to Ottoman Turks in 1453Ottoman Turks in 1453 – – disorder disorder and decline led to feudalism.and decline led to feudalism.

Page 4: Rome Part 4 Fall of Rome Fall of Rome. Fall of Rome Long, slow process Long, slow process Emperor Diocletion divided empire into 2 parts in an attempt

REASONS FOR THE FALL OF REASONS FOR THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRETHE ROMAN EMPIRE

PoliticalPolitical: (a) Government : (a) Government inefficient & corrupt.inefficient & corrupt.

(b) Empire to large to be (b) Empire to large to be governed from one central governed from one central city.city.

(c) Rivalry over successors to (c) Rivalry over successors to throne, led to civil wars. throne, led to civil wars.

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REASONS FOR THE FALL OF REASONS FOR THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRETHE ROMAN EMPIRE

EconomicEconomic: (a) Small farmers : (a) Small farmers abandoned land led to production abandoned land led to production loss.loss.

(b) Large estates caused (b) Large estates caused economic decline.economic decline.

(c) Heavy tax burden, often (c) Heavy tax burden, often unjust.unjust.

(d) Slaves caused unemployment (d) Slaves caused unemployment among plebeians.among plebeians.

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REASONS FOR THE FALL OF REASONS FOR THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRETHE ROMAN EMPIRE

Social:Social: (a) Main interest luxury (a) Main interest luxury & survival. (Patriotism, service, & & survival. (Patriotism, service, & morality almost vanished.)morality almost vanished.)

(b) Sharp class distinction, upper (b) Sharp class distinction, upper class: wealthy and educated; class: wealthy and educated; lower class: poor and ignorant.lower class: poor and ignorant.

(c) Culture & industry declined as (c) Culture & industry declined as people fled to rural areas. people fled to rural areas.

Page 7: Rome Part 4 Fall of Rome Fall of Rome. Fall of Rome Long, slow process Long, slow process Emperor Diocletion divided empire into 2 parts in an attempt

REASONS FOR THE FALL OF REASONS FOR THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRETHE ROMAN EMPIRE

MilitaryMilitary:(a) Warlike spirit :(a) Warlike spirit weakened by Christian teaching weakened by Christian teaching of peace and universal love.of peace and universal love.

(b) Germanic mercenaries with (b) Germanic mercenaries with uncertain loyalty.uncertain loyalty.

(c) Armies often chose emperors (c) Armies often chose emperors & determined government policy.& determined government policy.

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Foreign InvasionsForeign InvasionsA weakened Rome A weakened Rome could not could not withstand the withstand the forces of Germanic forces of Germanic invasions. invasions.

The Huns The Huns dislodged other dislodged other Germanic peoples Germanic peoples and, little by little, and, little by little, conquered the conquered the Roman empire. Roman empire.

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The Decline and Fall of The Decline and Fall of RomeRome