PPT-Warm Up: What happened to Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?

In the East the Byzantine Empire became a center for trade amp GrecoRoman culture The Middle Ages In the West Europe grew weak amp fell into the Middle Ages from 500 to 1300 Also known as the Dark Ages or Medieval era . © Student Handouts, Inc.. www.studenthandouts.com. End of the Roman Empire. 476 C.E.. Traditional date for the end of the Roman empire. “Barbarian” Germanic general . Odoacer. deposed the . last Western Roman . Preview of . This Weeks. Lessons. A. What were the main problems facing Rome after the . Pax. . Romana. ?. B. What reforms did Emperors . Diocletian. and . Constantine. make to address these problems? Were they successful? . Rome built great stuff. Rome built great roads to travel on and aqueducts to bring water into the city.. Rome also built great stadiums and amphitheaters for the entertainment of the people.. Romans also developed the use of the arch. . . THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE. THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE WAS:. A LOT SMALLER . A LOT RICHER . A LOT EASIER TO DEFEND. **BECAUSE OF THIS IT WAS ABLE TO DEFEND ITSELF AGAINST ZE GERMANS AND ZE HUNS.. BUT IT KEPT A LOT OF ROME TOO:. Civil war, political upheaval, the plague and a divided Empire. The Decline. Following a series of . civil infighting. , mostly over who was to be the new Emperor. Rome found itself under . military rule . Instructions. Get out a blank piece of paper. Write “Downfall of Rome” on the top of your paper. Write the title for each slide on your paper. Skip a line, indent and write only the words in . red. The Roman Empire at its Height. The Roman Empire became huge. It covered most of Europe, North Africa, and some of Asia. The Empire reached its height under Emperor Diocletian (284-305 CE). Expansion: Good or Bad?. Chapter 11, Section 3. THE BEGINNING OF THE END:. THE DECLINE. The . Pax. . romana. Translated means “Roman Peace”. Began with the reign of Augustus and ended with the death of Marcus Aurelius. Rome . The Roman Empire at its Height. The Roman Empire became huge. It covered most of Europe, North Africa, and some of Asia. The Empire reached its height under Emperor Diocletian (284-305 CE). Expansion: Good or Bad?. The Roman Empire at its Height. The Roman Empire became huge. It covered most of Europe, North Africa, and some of Asia. The Empire reached its height under Emperor Diocletian (284-305 CE). Expansion: Good or Bad?. The Decline Roman empire lead to an era called the Middle ages . Invasion affect in Europe . Constant invasions and constant welfare lead to:. Disruption on trade . Downfall of cities. Population shift . Developments in Europe and the Byzantine Empire. . Where we last left off…. The Roman Empire was divided into two factions. The . Eastern Roman Empire. , centered in Constantinople became highly centralized government known as the . Who moved the capital from Rome to Constantinople?. The Roman Empire. The Byzantine Empire. Chapter . 11, . Section 3. World History. Alabama Course of Study. Standard Six: . Trace the expansion of the Roman Republic and its transformation into an empire, including key geographic, political, and economic elements.. Reanissance. ). 400-1453 (1492) CE.. The Roman Empire at its Height. The Roman Empire became huge. It covered most of Europe, North Africa, and some of Asia. The Empire reached its height under Emperor Diocletian (284-305 CE).