Today in class we went over our Rome test. We spent the last 10 minutes of class talking. Good day good day

Define

Inflation- is an increase in prices.

Identify

(b) Diocletian- strong military leader, one of Rome's greatest emperor, increased Rome's strength, son of a slave.

(c)Constantine- one of the greatest emperors of Rome, controlled the eastern and western, and ended the persecutions of Christians.

(d) eastern empire- much more wealthy, the location of Byzantium, known as the Byzantium empire, much more prosperous half.

(e)western empire- Latin speaking, more rural.

(h) Constantinople-  the city of Constantine

(j) Huns- nomadic people from Asia.

(m)Attila- leader of the Huns, after the empire to conquer it but he failed.

(n) Leo I- the first real pope of Rome

Answers

1. What economic problems did the empire face in the third century?

They had poor harvests, disruption of trade, no more plunder from wars, gold and silver drain inflation, and crushing tax burdens.

2. By the third century how had Rome's army changed since the days of the republic?

They only fought in the military to get money, not for patriotism.

3. What important religious change did Constantine bring about in the empire?

 (A) He announced an end to the persecution of Christians. Christianity became a religion approved by the emperor. In 395, the emperor Theodosius made Christianity the empire's official religion.

(B) Constantine won control of the eastern as well as the western empire. In A.D. 330 he took a momentous step by moving the capital of Rome to the Greek city of Byzantium in what is now Turkey.

4. Why did Germanic tribes invade the empire in the 400's? Why was the empire unable to drive them out?

(A) They were trying to avoid the Huns who kept moving westward, and so did tribes so they could stay away from the Huns.

(B) They're army was very weak now and so disorganized that they could not muster even a medium-sized army to stop the barbarians.

Critical Thinking

5. List three reasons why Diocletian should be considered a successful emperor. List three reasons why he might be considered a failure.

(A) He made the empire much more stronger, divided the empire, and he was ranked one of greatest emperors.

(B) Not all reforms were successful, failure of price controls, and wages for new troops added to the taxes which were already high.