PPT-The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

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Rome built great stuff Rome built great roads to travel on and aqueducts to bring water into the city Rome also built great stadiums and amphitheaters for the entertainment

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Rome built great stuff Rome built great roads to travel on and aqueducts to bring water into the city Rome also built great stadiums and amphitheaters for the entertainment of the people Romans also developed the use of the arch . The Roman Empire at its Height. The Roman Empire became huge. It covered most of Europe, North Africa, and some of Asia. The Empire reached its height under Emperor Diocletian (284-305 CE). The Decline Begins. What internal and external problems destroyed Rome?. A New Emperor. From the end of Diocletian’s reign as emperor in . 305 CE . until . 312 CE . there was fighting in the Roman empire (chaos and disunity…). . The Byzantine Empire-The Eastern half of the Roman Empire. The dividing line was chosen because most territories to the west of the line spoke Latin and followed traditional Roman culture, while the territories to the east spoke Greek and maintained less traditional Roman ways.. World History - Libertyville HS. Effect of Disintegration of W Roman Empire. Germanic tribes settled throughout old Roman Empire. Ostrogoths. – Italy. Saxons – England / NW Germany. Visigoths – Spain. Preview of . This Weeks. Lessons. A. What were the main problems facing Rome after the . Pax. . Romana. ?. B. What reforms did Emperors . Diocletian. and . Constantine. make to address these problems? Were they successful? . © Student Handouts, Inc.. www.studenthandouts.com. What was the Roman Empire?. There were two periods of Roman government.. Roman Republic . 509 BCE-30 BCE. Roman Empire. 30 BCE-476 CE. Rome technically had an “empire” under the Roman Republic.. 5.5. What caused the Decline?. Economic Problems. Foreign Invasion. Decline in traditional values. Dividing the Roman Empire. Political Violence. The . Pax. . Romana. comes to an end with the death of Marcus Aurelius in 180. Civil war, political upheaval, the plague and a divided Empire. The Decline. Following a series of . civil infighting. , mostly over who was to be the new Emperor. Rome found itself under . military rule . Rome built great stuff. Rome built great roads to travel on and aqueducts to bring water into the city.. Rome also built great stadiums and amphitheaters for the entertainment of the people.. Romans also developed the use of the arch. . Instructions. Get out a blank piece of paper. Write “Downfall of Rome” on the top of your paper. Write the title for each slide on your paper. Skip a line, indent and write only the words in . red. Consuls (at the highest level) held power that extended over the lands Rome ruled.. At the end of their one-year term, they entered the Senate of Rome, the highest legislative and consultative body of the government.. Chapter 11, Section 3. THE BEGINNING OF THE END:. THE DECLINE. The . Pax. . romana. Translated means “Roman Peace”. Began with the reign of Augustus and ended with the death of Marcus Aurelius. Rome . Early Roman Religion. Played an important role in Roman society. Beginning with Augustus, emperors were often declared gods. Romans worship many gods & goddesses (polytheism). Romans believed that observing proper rituals brought them into a proper relationship with the gods in order to guarantee peace and prosperity. Judaism and Christianity. A model of Ancient Jerusalem. Objective: . Examine the causes and effects of . the Rise of Christianity in ancient Rome. What do you know about how Christians were treated under the Roman Empire?.

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