What happened to the empire once it "ceased expanding" or growing bigger?
Rome's supply of slaves began to "dry up". In other words, they ran out of slaves.
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Why did Roman citizens loose faith in their leaders?
The Roman Senate was ineffective and Roman Emperors were often corrupt, power-hungry, or cruel, leading to many of them being assassinated
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Explain how the Roman legions (army) became weak over time
Section 4
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Explain what led the Germanic tribe, the Goths, to eventually take over Rome in 410?
Section 6. Huns invade from each. Push Germanic tribes into Roman Empire. Romans treat them cruelly. They rebel and eventually kill Eastern Roman Emperor Valens
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What year did the Western Roman Empire receive it's "deathblow"?
Many historians believe it was the year 476 C.E., when the Germanic leader Odoacer staged a revolt against the Emperor Romulus Augustus
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What are 3 reasons that governing such a vast territory was challenging for the Roman empire in it's final days?
1. Communicating quickly was next to impossible.
2. Not enough troops to defend the frontiers
3. Not enough money for important things/ too much spent on army
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What were some of the pros and cons of the Rise of the Eastern Empire?
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What two halves did the empire break into in the late 3rd century?
The Latin speaking Western Empire and the Greek-speaking Eastern Empire
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How long was the Western Roman Empire the "world's greatest superpower?
Nearly 500 years
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Why did the Western and Eastern Roman empires grow apart?
They failed to work together to fight against outside threats (like barbarian invasions) and often competed for resources (money and political power)
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The labor shortage in Ancient Rome caused a sharp decline in what?
Rome's commercial and agricultural production
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What is the most "straightforward' theory as to why the Roman empire fell?
A "string of military losses". Essentially, the kingdom was invaded by other tribes, known as 'barbarians' to the Romans.
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Map Question: What are some of the "barbarian" tribes that invaded the Roman Empire?
The Angles, The Saxons, the Franks, the Goths, the Visigoths, the Ostrogoths, the Huns, and the Vandals