Economic Troubles The Decline and Fall of the

Economic Troubles The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire • Decline begins after the ___________ in 3 rd Century • Invaders made trade _____ on ______ and on _____ • The rich spent ____ and _____ on luxury items from Asia which drained Rome of these _______ metals • Rome began making coins with less silver which caused ______. • Inflation is a _____ drop in the value of _____ coupled with _____ prices for items. • Agriculture ______ because of infertile soil, and _______ destroyed by war. • Food _______ • Spread of _____ Political Troubles Military Troubles • _____ tribes were invading Rome • Soldiers no longer had discipline or _____ to Rome. • • ______ for Rome • Soldiers had loyalty only to their _______, who fought not for • To defend Rome, _______ were recruited – foreign soldiers who fought for money. Being a ______ official was no longer thought to be an ____ • Rome, but to try to become the _____. Troubles in the empire made citizens lose Few people wanted to serve in the ______ • Out of 26 ______ who became emperors, 25 met _____ deaths.

Temporary Help • ______ in A. D. 284 became a Constantine • strong leader • He _____ the Roman armies and Took over the West part of the empire in A. D. 312 • Moved the _____ to a hired German mercenaries strategic location in Greece in • Persecuted Christians the East in _______ • He _____ the Roman empire into 2 and renamed it ___________ sides • – _______: Greek speaking – West: ____ speaking • He accepted ________ He took over the East, but _______ broke out after his death The West Falls • The _____ faced worse problems than the east that was far from _______ • From A. D. 376 to 476, huge numbers of ______ tribes poured into Rome to get away from the fierce ____ • _____ the Hun was a powerful ______ who swept through the west • ______ with Pope Leo I and withdrew • He died in 453 and was no longer a _____ • Germanic tribes continued to ______ and finally the _____ was no longer ______ • But the ______ Roman empire will________ as the ________ Empire that will preserve _____ and _____ heritage.