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Constantine
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the Roman emperor from A.D. 306 to 337, who ended the persecution of Christians and moved the capital of the empire to Byzantium
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Clovis
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The leader of a Germanic group known as the "Franks", who conquered the Roman province of Gaul in A.D. 486 and later established a large and powerful Frankish kingdom.
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Causes of the Fall of the Western Roman Empire
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1) Economic Decline-few new sources of wealth; increased taxes; weakened agriculture
2) Disloyal Military-less disciplined soldiers; allegiance to generals instead of Rome 3) Political Corruption-more interest in financial gain than public service 4) Slavery-discourages advances in farming 5) Lack of Patriotism-less willingness to sacrifice for Rome 6) Invasions-Germanic tribes and others attack the empire |
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Hardin's Wall
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located in Britain, this wall marked the northern reach of the Roman Empire
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To pay the empire's expenses, Roman officials were forced to raise these
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taxes
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A decline in agriculture was caused by
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soil weakened by years of warfare and overuse
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This kept the Romans from making needed improvements in farming technology and techniques
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slave labor
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As Roman politics grew increasingly corrupt, many citizens began to abandon their sense of...
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civic duty
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Diocletian
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A strong emperor who divided the Roman Empire into east and west
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Constantine
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The emperor who:
*strengthened Christianity by allowing Christians in the Roman Empire to worship freely *declared an end to all attacks on Christians *moved the capital of Rome to the Greek city of Byzantium which shifted power from the western part of the empire to the east |
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Byzantium
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The Greek city that became the new capital of the Roman Empire.
Byzantium was renamed "Constantinople" after Constantine who moved the capital there. |
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What marked the fall of the Roman Empire?
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In 476 AD, Germanic tribes conquered Rome.
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Byzantine Empire
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The name given to the Eastern Roman Empire which remained powerful for 1,000 years after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
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As the Roman Empire declined, soldiers began to pledge their allegiance to
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individual military leaders instead of to Rome
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