Chapter 14 Section 1

Question 1

Roman emperor who divided the Roman Empire into eastern and western halves

Answer 1

Diocletian

Question 2

King of the Franks, he was a Christian leader who was one of the most powerful rulers of the Germanic barbarians

Answer 2

Clovis

Question 3

leader of the Huns, he led invasions of Constantinople, Greece, Gaul, and northern Italy and was greatly feared by the Romans

Answer 3

Attila

Question 4

the decay of people’s values

Answer 4

corruption

Question 5

What was one major problem from outside of the Roman Empire?

Answer 5

attacks from tribes of Germanic warriors and from Persian armies

Question 6

Name a few problems from within the Empire.

Answer 6

disease, higher taxes to pay for defense of the Empire, Germanic communities invited by the Romans to help farm and produce more food

Question 7

Why did Diocletian divide the Roman Empire in two?

Answer 7

He was convinced that the empire was too big for one person to rule. He ruled the eastern half of the empire and named a co-emperor to rule the west.

Question 8

Who reunited the two halves of the Roman Empire after Diocletian left power?

Answer 8

Constantine

Question 9

Where did Constantine move the capital of the Roman Empire?

Answer 9

He built a new city in what is now Turkey. He called the city Constantinople.

Question 10

Who were the warriors from Central Asia who invaded southeastern Europe?

Answer 10

the Huns

Question 11

Who were the victims of the raids by the Huns?

Answer 11

the Goths

Question 12

The Goths could not defeat the Huns and were trapped. Where did they go next?

Answer 12

They entered Roman territory.

Question 13

What ultimately caused the Goths to sack Rome?

Answer 13

The Romans fought the Goths for years and even paid the Goths not to attack them. After many years, the Romans decided to stop making payments. This angered the Goths, who then sacked, or destroyed, Rome.

Question 14

Who invaded Spain?

Answer 14

the Vandals

Question 15

Who invaded Britain?

Answer 15

Angles, Saxons, and Jutes

Question 16

Who invaded Gaul?

Answer 16

the Franks

Question 17

What is the current name for Constantinople?

Answer 17

Istanbul

Question 18

Why did Rome fall to barbarians in the 400s?

Answer 18

As attacks on Rome’s borders increased, military leaders took power away from the emperors. These military leaders were too busy fighting among themselves to protect the empire. Barbarian leaders took advantage of this and invaded Rome. In 476 a barbarian general overthrew the last emperor in Rome and named himself king of Italy.

Question 19

What are a few factors in the fall of the Roman Empire?

Answer 19

1- barbarian invasions
2- political corruption
3- to protect their estates and wealth, many landowners created their own armies.
4- Rome’s population decreased and schools closed

Question 20

How did corruption alter Roman society in the 400s?

Answer 20

Many wealthy citizens fled the city of Rome to their country estates.

Question 21

Where did Constantine move Rome’s capital?

Answer 21

Constantinople

Question 22

Why did the Goths move into the Roman Empire in the 300s?

Answer 22

They could not defeat the Huns and were trapped between the Huns and Rome. They had nowhere to go but into Rome.