Attila leads the Huns on a raid of the Roman territory in the east. b. Justinian leads the Huns on a raid of the Roman territory in the east. 2. a. Pe...
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Chapter Review
The Fall of Rome
BIG IDEAS 1. The Romans made great advances in many fields that helped keep their empire strong. 2. Problems from both inside and outside caused the Roman Empire to split and the western half to collapse. 3. The Roman Empire split into two parts, and the eastern Roman Empire prospered for hundreds of years after the western empire fell.
REVIEWING VOCABULARY, TERMS, AND PEOPLE Read each description. Use the word bank to help unscramble the word that best fits each description. Put the unscrambled word on the line provided.
corruption
Justinian
Byzantium
Diocletian
USNNAITIJ
1. _____________________ This emperor sought to retake Italy because he could not stand the idea of a Roman Empire that did not include the city of Rome.
PRNTOIRCUO
2. _____________________ This had become widespread in Rome’s government, leading to the empire’s eventual decline.
YZBUTIAMN
3. _____________________ The empire that developed in the eastern Roman Empire
NATDCELIOI
4. _____________________ Emperor who first divided the Roman Empire into eastern and western halves
COMPREHENSION AND CRITICAL THINKING Read the following pairs of sentences. Cross out the FALSE sentence from each pair.
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Chapter Review
The Fall of Rome
REVIEWING THEMES Look at the chart below. Fill in the blanks with the requested information. Cause
Due to the empire’s size, communication between Rome and outlying areas was difficult. Vast borders were impossible to defend against invasion
Effect
The decline of the Roman Empire REVIEW ACTIVITY: REVIEW GAME On a separate sheet of paper, write down several answers to questions. For instance, one answer may be “A Roman emperor that built a grand new capital city in Turkey called Constantinople.” Draw a blank space next to or underneath the answer for other students to write in the correct question, which in this case would be “Who is Constantine?” Create an answer key to go along with your game. Then, have students play your game. Remind them that the object is to come up with questions that fit the given answers.
