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Page 2: The Decline of Rome
in A.D. 180 ____________________ ____________________ died. His son,
____________________ became emperor.
Instead of ruling Rome, Commodus spent much of this time
fighting as a ____________________.
Page 2: Political and Social Problems
Poor ____________________ was not Romes only difficulty. Fewer
Romans honored the old ideals of ____________________,
____________________, and ____________________.
Page 3: Economic and Military Problems
During the A.D. ____________________ , Romes economy began to
fall apart.
Define plaque:
__________________________________________________________________
Define inflation:
__________________________________________________________________
Define barter:
__________________________________________________________________
Page 4: What were Diocletians Reforms:
In A.D. 284 a general named _____________________ became
emperor.
Define reforms:
__________________________________________________________________
Because the empire was too large for one person to rule,
Diocletian divided it into _________________ parts.
Page 4: Who Was Constantine?
In A.D. ___________________, Diocletian retired from office. After a
period of conflict, another general named ___________________
became emperor in A.D. 312. To aid the economy, Constantine
issued several orders. The sons of workers had to follow their
fathers ___________________, the sons of farmers had to work the
___________________ their fathers worked, and the sons of soldiers
had to serve in the ___________________.
Constantines changes did not halt the empires decline in the
___________________. As a result, Constantine moved the capital
from dying ___________________ to a new city in the east. He
Page 9: Christianity
As you probably know, ___________________ is one of the major
religions in the world today. Christianity began in the
___________________ Empire. When Romes government adopted
Christianity in the A.D. ___________________, it helped the new
religion to grow and spread.
Main Ideas
Poor ____________________, a declining economy, and attacks by
____________________ tribes weakened the Roman Empire.
Rome finally fell when invaders swept through the empire during the
A.D. ____________.
________________ passed on many achievements in government, law,
language, and the arts.
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