Download Guided Reading Activity: Decline and Fall of Rome

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Guided Reading Activity
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The Byzantine Empire and Emerging Europe
CH 8 Lesson 2 Decline and Fall of Rome p.155-158
Summary and Reflection
Directions: Read the section then read each main idea and answer the questions below. Refer to
your textbook to write the answers. INCLUDE CONTENT VOCAB IN YOUR ANSWERS.
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Main Idea: New problems arose in Rome soon after the death of Marcus Aurelius in
180. A period of conflict, confusion, and civil wars followed.
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1. What effect did multiple invasions & military rule have on Rome in the third century?
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2. What crisis nearly caused economic collapse in the empire?
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3. How did Diocletian and Constantine give new life to the late Roman Empire?
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4. What was the effect of enlarging the CIVIL SERVICE & ARMY?
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Main Idea: After the death of Constantine, the Roman Empire split and the western part of the
empire collapsed under pressure from the Germanic tribes.
1. How was eastern Rome impacted by these changes?
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2. Who were the Masters of the Soldiers?
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3. Who finally sacked Rome, and which emperor did he depose?
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4. Summarize the 6 factors that contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire (p. 158) & highlight the
TWO you consider as having the most negative impact.
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