Chapter 6.2: Rome's Decline

Question 1

Who was the final emperor of Pax Romana?

Answer 1

Marcus Aurelius

Question 2

What characterized the political confusion during the Roman Empire’s decline?

Answer 2

Government lost power, army gained power

Question 3

What led to civil wars in the Roman Empire?

Answer 3

Legions fought legions due to unpaid soldiers

Question 4

How many emperors were killed between 234-284 AD?

Answer 4

22 emperors

Question 5

What traditional values did Romans stop caring about?

Answer 5

Duty, courage, and honesty

Question 6

What contributed to the decline in education during the Roman Empire’s fall?

Answer 6

Loss of interest and support for education

Question 7

What economic weakness was caused by soldiers and foreign invaders?

Answer 7

Food shortages leading to higher food prices

Question 8

What was the price increase of bread from 7-8 drachmae?

Answer 8

Increased to 120,000 drachmae

Question 9

What economic practice returned due to inflation?

Answer 9

Bartering instead of using money

Question 10

Which tribes invaded the Roman Empire from the West and East?

Answer 10

Germanic tribes from the West and Persians from the East

Question 11

Who was Diocletian?

Answer 11

General who became emperor in 284 AD and brought reforms

Question 12

What reforms did Diocletian implement?

Answer 12

Set max wage/good prices and made local officials responsible for community taxes

Question 13

Who took over after Diocletian left office?

Answer 13

Constantine

Question 14

What was one of Constantine’s significant reforms?

Answer 14

Ordered reinforcements of Diocletian’s reforms

Question 15

What happened to the capital of the Roman Empire in 330 AD?

Answer 15

Moved from Rome to Byzantium, renamed Constantinople

Question 16

What decision did Theodosius make regarding the Roman Empire in 395 AD?

Answer 16

Split it into the Western and Eastern Roman Empires

Question 17

What was the fate of the Visigoths in 387 AD?

Answer 17

Defeated Roman legions at Adrianople

Question 18

What led to the word ‘Vandalism’?

Answer 18

The Vandals’ invasion of Rome in 455 AD

Question 19

Who overthrew the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire? What year?

Answer 19

Germanic general Odoacer in 476AD

Question 20

What did Pope Gregory I describe about the state of Rome?

Answer 20

Cities destroyed, fields devastated, few inhabitants remaining

Question 21

What cultural aspects did Western Europe’s Germanic rulers adopt?

Answer 21

Latin, Roman laws, and Christianity

Question 22

What legacy did Roman culture leave on modern law and government?

Answer 22

Belief in equality under the law, innocence until proven guilty, and the republican form of government that inspires the more common modern-day democratic republic

Question 23

What languages are derived from Latin?

Answer 23

• Italian
• French
• Spanish
• Portuguese
• Romanian

Question 24

Which famous poets from ancient Rome are still respected today?

Answer 24

• Virgil
• Horace
• Livy
• Tacitus

Question 25

What architectural elements from ancient Rome are still used today?

Answer 25

* Domes * Arches

Question 26

What facilitated the spread of Christianity after its adoption in the 300s AD?

Answer 26

The Roman road system

Question 27

True or False: The Western Roman Empire continued to thrive after its fall.

Answer 27

False

Question 28

What order did these events happen in:

Answer 28

1 - Marcus Aurelius is the final ruler of Pax Romana 2 - Rome begins to fall 3 - Rome goes through 22 empires within 50 years 4 - Diocletian takes power and sets into place unsuccessful reforms 5 - Theodosius splits the Roman Empire in half