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Journal Expansion : Good or Bad?

Journal Expansion : Good or Bad?. Is expansion a good or bad thing or both? What are some problems that an empire or country might have by being stretched out too far?. The Decline of the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire at its Height.

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Journal Expansion : Good or Bad?

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  1. JournalExpansion: Good or Bad? Is expansion a good or bad thing or both? What are some problems that an empire or country might have by being stretched out too far?

  2. The Decline of the Roman Empire

  3. The Roman Empire at its Height • Empire covered most of Europe, North Africa, and some of Asia

  4. Political Problems • 180 AD: Marcus Aurelius dies • Poor leaders weakened the government • Frequent fights for power • Many officials took bribes • Talented people chose not to serve

  5. Social Problems • Taxes too high • Many people stopped paying • Decline in education • 1/3 pop is slaves • Plague spread in Rome, killing 1 in 10 • Famine • “Bread and Circuses” • Extravagant lifestyles • No longer care about important issues

  6. Economic Problems • Farmers lost land • Lose jobs • Famine • People bought fewer goods, shops closed • Inflation occurred: • Rapidly rising prices • Money lost value • No money = no taxes

  7. Military Problems • Mercenaries hired • only in it for money • No loyalty • No money to pay military = weak military • Constant threat of invaders at borders • Unable to stop border invasions

  8. Diocletian Dividing the Empire • 284 CE, Diocletian became emperor • Tried reforms (political changes) • Divides Empire • Thought this could save empire • Western and Eastern Empires • Western Empire: Europe/ North Africa and city of Rome • Eastern Empire: Turkey/ Asia and city of Byzantium • Two emperors

  9. Constantinople • Diocletian retires, Constantine takes over • First Christian emperor • Attempted reforms • Moves the capital from Rome to city of Byzantium • Changes name to Constantinople (today is Istanbul)

  10. Current Day

  11. Theodosius • Constantine died in 337 CE, replaced by Theodosius • Establishes two capitals • Western Roman Empire in Rome • Eastern Rome Empire in Constantinople

  12. Rome invaded: Germanic tribes • “Barbarians” around Rome • Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Franks, Vandals, Saxons • Want warmer area, Roman riches, and to flee the Huns • Attack the boundaries • Rome allow the Visigoths to live inside of Rome • Treated Visigoths badly • Rebelled and defeated Romans • Alaric captured Rome in 410 CE

  13. Vandals • Vandals followed Visigoths • Sack Rome for 12 days (vandalism) • More German invaders followed • Odoacer defeats emperor Romulus Augustulus in 476 CE (14 years old, little Augustus) • Often dated as “Fall of Rome” • Western Empire divided • Small kingdoms • Keep customs of Rome

  14. Odoacer

  15. Eastern Roman Empire • Eastern Roman Empire continued to prosper for 1,000 more years • Became known as the Byzantine Empire

  16. …or is it? The End!

  17. Government Responsibility Republic Direct Democracy

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