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The Collapse of the Western Roman Empire

The Collapse of the Western Roman Empire . Standards. SSWH3: The student will examine the political, philosophical, and cultural interaction of Classical Mediterranean societies from 700 BCE to 400 CE. E. Analyze the factors that led to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire .

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The Collapse of the Western Roman Empire

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  1. The Collapse of the Western Roman Empire

  2. Standards • SSWH3: The student will examine the political, philosophical, and cultural interaction of Classical Mediterranean societies from 700 BCE to 400 CE. • E. Analyze the factors that led to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire

  3. Preventative Measures • Emperor Diocletian divided the empire • Strengthened & enlarged the administrative bureaucracies • Enlarged the army (included German troops) • Issued a price Edict in 301 to try & slow inflation (failed) • Tried to ensure the tax base by making people stay in designated vocations • Emperor Constantine moved the site of the capital to the old Greek colony of Byzantium (Bosporus) • the city was named Constantinople • had an excellent strategic location • Constantinople became the center of the Eastern Roman Empire , while Rome remained the center of the Western Roman Empire

  4. The End is Near • The Huns (Attila) invaded north Asia & pushed the Visigoth’s into Roman territory: • They began as Roman allies, but soon revolted because of the terrible treatment of the Roman Legions • Defeated the Romans at Adrianople in 378 A.D. • 410 A.D the Visigoths sacked Rome • 455 A.D. the Vandalssacked Rome again • 476 A.D. the Western half of the Roman Empire was destroyed • Emperor Romulus Augustulus was deposed by the head of the Germanic army • German kingdoms developed throughout Europe

  5. Reasons for the Fall • The Rise of Christianity • emphasis of a spiritual kingdom weakened Roman military virtues • Population of non- Italians grew • Traditional Roman values declined • Plague wiped out 1/10 of the population • Slavery • Rome failed to advance technologically because they had a large labor force • Rome was unable to put together a workable political system (corruption) • Invasion of the Germanic tribes • Lead poisoning through leaden water pipes & cups caused mental decline in the population

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