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Pages 318-3201.Define plague, inflation, barter, and reform.

2. What did Diocletian do? What did Constantine do?

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Monday – Decline of Rome

Tuesday – Rome Falls

Wednesday – Rome’s Legacy

Thursday – Byzantine Empire/Fall of Rome Quiz

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The Decline of Rome

Social

Political Economic

Military

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The Decline of Rome

Social

Political Economic

Military

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Political- Weak government- Army leaders fought each other for the throne- 22 different emperors- Leaders took bribes- Fewer Romans honored duty, honor, courage,

and honesty- Talented people stopped participating in

government

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Social- Wealthy stopped paying taxes- Fewer people in schools- Large number of enslaved people- Wealthy people supported slavery in order to

save money

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Economic- Soldiers seized crops and destroyed fields- People bought fewer goods, driving up unemployment- Plague spread- Inflation (money lost value and prices went up)o Fewer taxes, less money for governmento Less gold in coins = coins lost their valueoPrices went up

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Military- Less money to pay soldiers and protect borders- Invaders swept the empire (east and west)- No money to pay soldiers, forced to use outside

armies- Germanic soldiers were not loyal to Rome

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Results- Diocletian (284) divides the empire- Introduced many reforms- These reforms failed because they were ignored

by the citizens- Constantine (312) moved the capital to the

Greek city of Byzantium- City became Constantinople (Istanbul)