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The Fall oaf the Roman Empire

Determining Main Ide~ , "Choose the word that most accurately cOmpleteseach sentence below. Write that wordin the blank provided.,

ConstantineTurkeyRomulus AugustulusPersianslegionsByzantium

,,' ,AttilaEast'inflatiOIlByZantineConstantinopleWest

mercenariesHunsEgyptPax RomanaNorthDiocletian

L The end of the reign of Marcus Aurelius marked the end of two centuries of peace and prosperity

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2. ; a drasticdiop in the value of money coupled Witha rise in prices, helped

weal<:enthe Ro~an Empire.

3. Roman soldiers had become less loyal, sothe government was forced to hire to

defend the empire.

5. • gained control of t~e western part Of the empire in A.D. 312 and eventually

secured control of the East a~well. " "

,6. Under Constantine, 'the capital of the empire was moved from Rome to -------,il.lwhaf.is now _

9. Mongol nomads, the ' ,attacked the' Germanic peoples on the northern borders of

the empire, who in turn pushed into Roman lands and Rome itself.