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1 Rome Part 4 Fall of Rome

2 East = Byzantine Empire
Fall of Rome Long, slow process Emperor Diocletion divided empire into 2 parts in an attempt to restore order. West = Rome East = Byzantine Empire

3 Fall of Rome 476 CE – Germanic leader Odoacer ousted Roman Emperor – the fall – 14 year old boy named Romulus Augustulus Byzantine emperors ruled for another 1000 years and fell to Ottoman Turks in 1453 – disorder and decline led to feudalism.

4 REASONS FOR THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Political: (a) Government inefficient & corrupt. (b) Empire to large to be governed from one central city. (c) Rivalry over successors to throne, led to civil wars.

5 REASONS FOR THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Economic: (a) Small farmers abandoned land led to production loss. (b) Large estates caused economic decline. (c) Heavy tax burden, often unjust. (d) Slaves caused unemployment among plebeians.

6 REASONS FOR THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Social: (a) Main interest luxury & survival. (Patriotism, service, & morality almost vanished.) (b) Sharp class distinction, upper class: wealthy and educated; lower class: poor and ignorant. (c) Culture & industry declined as people fled to rural areas.

7 REASONS FOR THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Military:(a) Warlike spirit weakened by Christian teaching of peace and universal love. (b) Germanic mercenaries with uncertain loyalty. (c) Armies often chose emperors & determined government policy.

8 Foreign Invasions A weakened Rome could not withstand the forces of Germanic invasions. The Huns dislodged other Germanic peoples and, little by little, conquered the Roman empire.

9 The Decline and Fall of Rome

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