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Fall of the Western Roman Empire Chapter 2 – Section 2 Standard 7.1.2: Objective: To learn and understand that questions still exist today about how to best govern large numbers of people spread over a large area. Problems Threaten the Empire The empire spread over southern & eastern Europe, parts of Asia and north Africa. From Britain to Egypt, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Persian Gulf Problems with the Empire Barbarians (Germanic warriors) in northern Europe began attacking the empire. Persian armies began attacking in the east. Romans fought against invaders for 200 years Struggles within empire as well So many people were needed to fight that no one was left to work and farm Germanic people were invited by the Romans to come and farm on Roman land These were the same people they were fighting…does this make sense? Foreign invasions & war Internal rebellion Romans not happy with life in the empire & looked for new leadership, strong leadership Division of the Empire New leader for Rome was strong Diocletian Convinced that the empire was too large to rule Split the empire & ruled the eastern half A later emperor, Constantine, reunited the empire Also moved the capital of the empire from Italy to the east Called it Constantinople Modeled it after Rome Change in power Power now in the east Back to Foreign Invasion Germanic tribes/barbarians began attacking the northern borders of empire Huns from Asia invaded the empire & fought with conquered people called the Goths Hun leader = Attila Goths could not defend themselves and fled into the Roman empire Roman did not want them & fought with them as well The Sack of Rome Romans fought and even tried to pay the Goths to not attack Rome! When the $$$ stopped coming, the Goths became angry and destroyed Rome!!! For the first time in a long time, Romans were afraid. The Empire in Chaos After Rome fell, other groups saw weakness in the Roman empire & attacked The Vandals attacked in Spain The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes attacked Britain The Franks invaded Gaul (France) Frankish king = Clovis The End of the Western Empire Rome needed strong leadership in order to regain its strength, but all leaders were weak. Military leaders began to take over control but were no better than the emperors (greedy) In 476 a barbarian general overthrew the last Roman emperor & declared himself king of Italy Officially the end of the Western Roman Empire Factors leading to Rome’s Fall Barbarian invasion (foreign invasion) Corruption of government/leaders & morals Inflation Weakening economy Too much power given to the military Empire was too large to control Checking for Understanding! Causes of Rome’s Collapse Causes Events Military leaders take power Wealthy citizens flee Rome Effects