1. Chapter 9 Section 2 Pg. 317-326

2. 1.Who were the Severans? What did they spend their time doing?

3. AFTER THE “PAX ROMANA”…… Emperors who ruled during a century of confusion. They spent their time putting down revolts and protecting Rome’s borders from barbarians.

4. 2. List seven political and social problems of ancient Rome.

5. 1. Army leaders fought each other. 2. Few people honored the old ideals of duty, courage and loyalty. 3. Officials took bribes. 4. Many talented people refused to serve in government.

6. 5. People stopped paying taxes. 6. Education was not considered important and declined. 7. Slavery increased (40% of Rome’s population were enslaved) DO YOU SEE ANY SIMILARITIES WITH AMERICA??

7. 3. Describe how Rome’s economy suffered (it deals with farming and shopkeepers).

8. Farmers grew less food. Artisans produced less. Shopkeepers lost money.

9. 4. How does inflation occur? What did the government do to try to solve this problem?

10. Money loses its value. The government put less gold in the money so that they could mint, or make, more coins. Since money had lost its value, people began to BARTER.

11. 5. What was the problem with Germanic soldiers?

12. Germanic soldiers were not loyal to Rome.

13. 6. When did Diocletian rule? Name 3 of his reforms.

14. AD 284- AD 305 1. He divided the empire into 4 smaller parts in order to control it. 2. He made rules that set prices and wages. 3. Workers had to stay at certain jobs for a set amount of time.

15. 7. When did Constantine rule? Where did he move his capital? He was the first______________________.

16. AD 312 He moved his capital to Byzantium which he renamed Constantinople (after himself). Today it is Istanbul.

17. The first Christian emperor

18. 8. What happened in AD 395? Who was responsible for this?

19. In AD 395, the Roman Empire was officially divided into 2 parts (Emperor Theodosius was responsible for this).

21. 9. Why did the Visigoths ask the Eastern Roman emperor for help? What happened in AD 378?

22. They needed protection from the Huns (Attila). The Visigoths rebelled and defeated the Romans at the Battle of Atrianople. Rome had to surrender land and this was the first time Rome had been defeated in 800 years!!

23. 10. Who was Alaric? What did he do?

24. Alaaric was a Visigoth leader. In AD 410, he captured Rome. From the video: Who opened the gates of Rome so that the barbarians could invade?

25. 11. What did the Vandals do? What English word comes from the attacks of the Vandals?

26. In AD 455, they spent 12 days destroying the city of Rome. VANDALISM: the willful destruction of property.

27. 12. What happened in AD 476? Historians use this event to mark ___________________________________________.

28. AD 476 The Germanic general Odoacer overthrew the 14 year old Roman emperor ROMULUS AUGUSTULUS. This marks the end of the WESTERN Roman Empire. This is the end of the Roman Empire.