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Page 1: DECLINE AND FALL Big Idea: Germanic tribes help bring the empire to its end

Take out a piece of paper for 5.5 notes.

Work on Binder until we start.

DECLINE AND FALL

Big Idea: Germanic tribes help bring the empire to its end.

Page 2: DECLINE AND FALL Big Idea: Germanic tribes help bring the empire to its end

Problems and upheavals

Pax Roma ends 100yrs instability

civil wars- military government (22 emperors). Almost economic collapse.

Reforms Diocletian

empire west & east -4 co-emperors.• Constantine • new eastern capital Constantinople- • Rome -western capital

• Christianity.• Population not growing • taxes couldn't fund army & gov. • Inflation (decrease in money value =rise in

prices)• Diocletian- price edict, set wages & prices.

Page 3: DECLINE AND FALL Big Idea: Germanic tribes help bring the empire to its end

The FallGermanic Tribes- threaten western empire.

Huns (Asia) invade EuropeVisigoths & Vandals -into Roman

territory.In 476 A.D. Romulus Augustus was

deposed of by Germans- Fall of the Western Roman Empire.

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Theories of Decline -Western Roman Empire1. Christianity -weakened Roman

military virtues.2. Traditional Roman values decline3. Lead poisoning in water pipes

&cups-mental decline in population.

4. Plague5. Failed to advance technologically

due to slavery6. Couldn’t create workable political

system. No single explanation can explain by

itself.

Page 5: DECLINE AND FALL Big Idea: Germanic tribes help bring the empire to its end

5-5 Section ReviewWhat was the epidemic

disease?PlagueDiocletian and Constantine did

what?Enlarge the army, enlarge the

civil service and force people to stay in jobs.

What was Constantine’s capital?

ConstantinopleThe Western Roman Empire

was besieged by what?Huns, Visigoths, and Germanic

tribes

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5-5 Section ReviewWho deposed western emperor?Romulus AugustulusWhat were theories about why

the Roman Empire declined?A decline of old values,

Christianity, the plagueWhat is a rapid increase in

pricesInflationAfter the last “good emperor,”

Marcus Aurelius, died in A.D. 180, what happened?

Conflict and confusion followed

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5-5 Section ReviewWho sacked Rome in 455?The VandalsDiocletian dived the empire

into what?Four units