Lesson 3
The end of the Roman Expansion meant an end to new sources of wealth
To try and Resolve this problem they raised taxes
the following contributed to the fall of the Roman empire
-Education expenses became out of reach
Communication: Distributing news across a large empire became a problem
Agriculture: Due to constant warfare and overuse of soil it became hard to farm
Military: Soldiers became less disciplined and loyal and politicians became corrupt
Diocletian split the empire into two to make it easier to govern
Constantine stopped the persecutions of Christians and moved the Roman capital to Constantinople
Besides internal problems foreign groups began to attack Rome the following groups attacked Rome the Germanics, Slavs, and Huns the reasons for attacking Rome varied some wanted land and others wanted to join Rome's wealth.
Clovis was a leader of a germanic group known as the Franks He founded a Frankish kingdom that would soon become very powerful
The Eastern empire survived and became known as the Byzantine Empire.
Lesson 4
Justinian ruled the Byzantine Empire from
A.D. 527 565. He expanded the empire. He is best remembered for creating the Justinian Code. The Justinian Code regulated most of the byzantine Life and served the empire for nearly 900 years
. Theodora, Justinian's wife, ruled at his side and was his trusted advisor
Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine empire and since it stood between the Europe and Asia and as a result it became a thriving center of business and trade.
During this time Christianity had became the main religion in both empires. However it began to develop differently in both the eastern and and western and caused a split between the Christian Church.
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