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    The Western Empire Collapses

    Section 3

    7.1.1
    Study the early strengths and lasting
    contributions of Rome (e.g., significance of
    Roman citizenship; rights under Roman law;
    Roman art, architecture, engineering, and
    philosophy; preservation and transmission of
    Christianity) and its ultimate internal
    weaknesses (e.g., rise of autonomous military
    powers within the empire, undermining of
    citizenship by the growth of corruption and
    slavery, lack of education, and distribution of
    news).

    Background Knowledge
    At its height, the Roman Empire was the largest
    empire the world had ever seen. However, it
    was an empire weighed down with problems.

    Romes Internal Weakness


    Diverse Population
    Culture
    Language

    Little or no loyalty
    to Rome

    Expanding Citizenship
    Citizenship membership in a political
    community that bring rights and
    responsibilities
    Did not solve
    economic problems

    Economic Problems
    Corruption using a position of trust for
    dishonest gain
    Gap between
    rich and poor
    Taxes

    Social Problems
    Latifundia - wealthy estates which were self-

    sufficient mini-towns that raised their own food


    and hired guards to protect themselves
    Poor became tenant farmers, army or outlaws

    Cities were longer the


    center of Roman life

    A Weaker Army
    Foreign recruits
    Not as loyal as earlier troops
    Less effective fighting force

    Threats from Outside the Empire


    Threats on the eastern border of the Western
    Empire were over whelming.

    Barbarian Invasions
    Huns A.D. 370
    Central Asia
    Fierce horsemen

    Attila
    the Scourge of God

    Barbarian Invasions
    Attila A.D.430
    the Scourge of God
    Invaded Gaul and Italy

    Barbarian Invasions
    Visigoths
    In 378, 40,000 Roman casualties
    In 476 forced out last emperor

    Ostrogoths
    Germanic Tribes

    Barbarian Invasions

    New Germanic Kingdoms


    Autonomous self-governing kingdoms
    Franks and Burgundians
    Gaul

    Visigoths
    Spain

    Ostrogoths
    Italy

    New Germanic Kingdoms

    New Germanic Kingdoms


    Clovis - king of the Franks
    who defeated the last
    Roman army in Gaul and
    the Visogoths
    Frankish kingdom
    eventually became France
    and Belgium

    Why Did Rome Fall?


    Internal weakness
    Economic / Social
    Decline of slavery

    Christianity
    Barbaric invasions

    Why Did Rome Fall?


    Roman civilization did not die a natural death.
    It was murdered.

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