Western civ
inflation- a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money
mercenary- a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
Diocletian- was a Roman emperor from 284 to 305. Born to a family of low status in Dalmatia, Diocletian rose through the ranks of the military to become a cavalry commander of the Emperor Carus's army. After the deaths of Carus and his son Numerian on campaign in Persia, Diocletian was proclaimed emperor
Constantinople- capital city of the Roman Empire, of the Eastern Roman Empire, of the brief Crusader state known as the Latin Empire and of the Ottoman Empire.
Attila- was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in March 453. He was also the leader of a tribal empire consisting of Huns, Ostrogoths, and Alans among others, in Central and Eastern Europe.
3. What were the main internal causes of the empire’s decline? (use the chart in the readings to detail the causes).- Inflation, a decline of agriculture economy, growing population, loss of patriotism, mercenaries, economy fall, reached the limit of expansion, taxes were raised.
4. How did Diocletian succeed in preserving the empire?- He ruled with an iron fist and fixed previous problems, split the empire in half and ruled the Eastern part, doubled the size of the Roman army
5. Why did so many Germanic tribes begin invading the Roman Empire?- They were fleeing the Huns, who had moved into their lands and began destroying everything. When they were running away from the Huns, the Germanic people moved through the Roman provinces of Gaul, Spain, and North Africa.
mercenary- a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
Diocletian- was a Roman emperor from 284 to 305. Born to a family of low status in Dalmatia, Diocletian rose through the ranks of the military to become a cavalry commander of the Emperor Carus's army. After the deaths of Carus and his son Numerian on campaign in Persia, Diocletian was proclaimed emperor
Constantinople- capital city of the Roman Empire, of the Eastern Roman Empire, of the brief Crusader state known as the Latin Empire and of the Ottoman Empire.
Attila- was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in March 453. He was also the leader of a tribal empire consisting of Huns, Ostrogoths, and Alans among others, in Central and Eastern Europe.
3. What were the main internal causes of the empire’s decline? (use the chart in the readings to detail the causes).- Inflation, a decline of agriculture economy, growing population, loss of patriotism, mercenaries, economy fall, reached the limit of expansion, taxes were raised.
4. How did Diocletian succeed in preserving the empire?- He ruled with an iron fist and fixed previous problems, split the empire in half and ruled the Eastern part, doubled the size of the Roman army
5. Why did so many Germanic tribes begin invading the Roman Empire?- They were fleeing the Huns, who had moved into their lands and began destroying everything. When they were running away from the Huns, the Germanic people moved through the Roman provinces of Gaul, Spain, and North Africa.
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