Rome Worksheet

Define:
Diocletian-a strong-willed army leader and son of a slave. 

Constantine- four emperors and were competing for power and he was one of the younggest


Eastern empire - Greek speaking,  and had  alot of the great cities and trade centers of the empire. 

Western empire- Latin speaking, not as good as the eastern empire

Edict of Milan- the man who made Christianity a religion that was approved  by the emperor.
Constantinople: thus, the center of empire shifted from west to east, there was a new capital that was protected by massive walls and gleamed with stately buildings. They city even had a new name Constantinople. 

Huns- was advancing past Rome 

Attila- Leader of the Huns that made them even better and more threatening


Leo I- the very first powerful pope of Rome.




1. Trade, Farms were failing, money and armies to protect them.  They needed these things to keep the economy going


2. Goths repeatedly overran the legions guarding the Danube frontier. Roman soldiers now fought strictly for money not for patriotism etc... 


3. a.  He brought out Christianity
   b.  He brought together the eastern and western empire


4. The Huns were moving west, and destroyed the western half of the Roman empire.  The empire was unprepared and fell apart. 


5.  a. brought together the eastern and western empires, doubled size of roman armies, and he used price and wage control so the costs were fixed and reasonable
    b. wages for new troops added to taxing, price control failed, and then he just retired.