Fall of the Roman Empire Homework Packet Pages 49-54

1. Fall of the Roman Empire Homework Packet Pages 49-54

2. Page 50 D. Octavian • 1. _______________ was Rome’s first emperor. • 2. Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire to ________________. • 3. In 395 C.E., the Roman Empire broke into _______Sections. • 4. The city of Rome was captured and looted by the ___________. • 5. The Eastern Empire became known as ________________________. C. Byzantium Two Visigoths The Byzantine Empire

3. Page 51 • 1. Odoacer • 2. Customs • 3. Roman Empire • 4. Constantinople • 5. Invasions • 6. Germanic • 7. States • 8. Trade • 9. Byzantine • 10. Peace

4. Page 52 • 1. The immediate causes of Rome’s fall in the west were invasions by Germanic Tribes and the capturing and looting of the capital Rome. • 2. The People of Rome became less patriotic, they loss faith in their country, Huge difference between rich and poor, finally the people were not happy • 3. No. There were a series of events that started with weak government and leaders who were not helpful. History repeated itself.

5. Page 53 • 1. Istanbul Turkey • 2. People don’t want to fight for something they don’t believe in or a country that does not believe in them. • 3. Vandalize means to destroy the willingness to physically destroy public and private property, Graffiti, littering. • Your answers needed to be more lengthier .

6. Page 54 True False • _____ 1. The Roman Empire split into 2 sections. • _____ 2. The capital was moved to Constantinople and renamed Byzantium. • _____ 3. At 1 time, the Roman Empire covered more than 3,000,000 square miles. • _____ 4. The Eastern Roman Empire fell because of invasions by Germanic tribes. • _____ 5. The Eastern Roman Empire became known as the Byzantine Empire. • 6. __________ removed Romulus Augustulus from power. • 7. The ___________ Roman Empire grew weak because of Constant Invasions. • 8. They had trade routes that were able to bring wealth to the Eastern Roman Empire. True False True Odoacer Western