section 5: decline & fall
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Section 5: Decline & Fall. Targets. Explain why the Roman Empire gained a new lease on life under Diocletian and Constantine. Analyze how ferocious warriors from Asia and Germany finally brought an end to the Roman Empire. 180 A.D. a period of conflict & confusion. I. The Decline. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Section 5: Decline & Fall
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TargetsExplain why the Roman Empire gained a new lease on life under Diocletian and Constantine. Analyze how ferocious warriors from Asia and Germany finally brought an end to the Roman Empire.
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I. The Decline180 A.D. a period of conflict & confusion
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Political UpheavalsFrom 235 to 284, 22 emperors occupied the Roman throne20 of these emperors met violent deathSeries of invasions
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Economic & Military ProblemsInvasions, civil wars & plague caused an economic collapse of the Roman EmpireDecline in trade & small industrylabor shortage
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Economic & Military ProblemsPlague (epidemic disease) affected both military & economyFarm production declinedFinancial strains made it difficult to pay soldiers
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II. The Reforms of Diocletian & ConstantineEnd of 3rd century & beginning of 4th two emperors helped the EmpireNew governmental structure, rigid economic & social system & new state religion, Christianity
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The Reforms of Diocletian & ConstantineDiocletian divided the empire into four unitsBoth rulers strengthened & enlarged the administrative bureaucracies
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The Reforms of Diocletian & ConstantinePolitical & military reforms greatly enlarged the army & civil serviceinflation - a rapid increase in prices
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The Reforms of Diocletian & ConstantineConstantine constructed a new capital city in the east, the Greek city of Byzantiumrenamed it ConstantinopleCalled it his New Romebuilt large palaces & forum
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The Reforms of Diocletian & ConstantineTemporally successful, such policies in the long run stifled the very vitality the Late Empire needed to revive its sagging fortunes
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III. The FallCapital of the Western Roman Empire remained RomeConstantinople remained the capital of the Eastern Roman EmpirePressure from invading Germanic tribes
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Maps and Charts 4
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The FallThe Germanic Visigoths, crossed the Danube River378 Visigoths defeated the Romansin 410, the Visigoths sacked RomeVandals poured into Spain
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Maps and Charts 4
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The Fall455 the Vandals, sacked Rome476 the western emperor was disposedThe Eastern Empire or Byzantine Empire continued to thrive
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IV. Why did Rome FallChristianitys spiritual kingdom weakened Roman military virtuesTraditional Roman values declined, as non-Italians gained prominence
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Why did Rome FallLead poisoning in leaden water pipes caused mental declinePlague wiped out 1/10 of the populationFailed to advance technology because of slavery
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Why did Rome FallUnable to put together a workable political system
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Analyzing Maps and Charts
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Augustus Marcus Aurelius almost a hundred years
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the Western Empirethe Eastern EmpireIllyricumByzantium