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Economic Decline of Late Roman Empire: Causes and Effects

Learn about heavy taxes, poverty, loss of farms, and the shift to larger farms contributing to the weakening of the late Roman empire. Discover how Emperor Constantine moved the capital to Constantinople. Explore the challenges faced by ancient Greeks in uniting as one empire and the impact of Roman expansion on farmers and workers. Delve into the policy of "bread and circuses" during Pax Romana and its revealing weaknesses. Gain insights into the Pax Romana, Alexander the Great's Hellenistic empire, and key aspects of Classical Greece and Rome.

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Economic Decline of Late Roman Empire: Causes and Effects

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  1. Classical Greece and Rome

  2. Question 1 - 10 • What contributed to the economic weakening of the late Roman empire?

  3. Answer 1 – 10 • Heavy taxes burdened many, and helped to push many Romans into poverty and riots. Small farmers also lost their farms due to huge debts, many began working on larger farms.

  4. Question 1 - 20 • As seen in this map, what was the second biggest change that Emperor Constantine made to the Roman empire?

  5. Answer 1 – 20 • Moved the capital of Rome to Constantinople

  6. Question 1 - 30 • Why did the ancient Greeks develop into many small, self-governing city-states and struggle to unite as one empire?

  7. Answer 1 – 30

  8. Question 1 - 40 • How did the expansion of the Roman Republic through conquest affect Roman farmers and workers? What effect did this have on the Roman Republic?

  9. Answer 1 – 40

  10. Question 1 - 50 • Explain the policy of “bread and circuses” that was adopted by various Roman emperors during the Pax Romana. In what way did this reveal underlying weaknesses in the Roman empire?

  11. Answer 1 – 50

  12. Question 2 - 10 • Describe what the “Pax Romana” was.

  13. Answer 2 – 10

  14. Question 2 - 20 • The map below shows the borders of who’s empire?

  15. Answer 2 – 20 • Alexander the Great’s Hellenistic empire

  16. Question 2 - 30

  17. Answer 2 – 30

  18. Question 2 - 40

  19. Answer 2 – 40

  20. Question 2 - 50

  21. Answer 2 – 50

  22. Question 3 - 10 • Direct Democracy

  23. Answer 3 – 10 • Athens

  24. Question 3 - 20 • Philosophers, Sophists, and the Socratic Method.

  25. Answer 3 – 20 • Athens

  26. Question 3 - 30 • Warrior Society

  27. Answer 3 – 30 • Sparta

  28. Question 3 - 40 • The Senate

  29. Answer 3 – 40 • Rome

  30. Question 3 - 50 • A Republic

  31. Answer 3 – 50 • Rome

  32. Question 4 - 10 • Forbade Travel and Trade

  33. Answer 4 – 10 • Sparta

  34. Question 4 - 20

  35. Answer 4 – 20 • Athens

  36. Question 4 - 30

  37. Answer 4 – 30 • Sparta

  38. Question 4 - 40 • The Veto power

  39. Answer 4 – 40 • Rome

  40. Question 4 - 50

  41. Answer 4 – 50 • Rome

  42. Question 5 - 10

  43. Answer 5 – 10 • Roman Empire

  44. Question 5 - 20

  45. Answer 5 – 20

  46. Question 5 - 30

  47. Answer 5 – 30

  48. Question 5 - 40

  49. Answer 5 – 40

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