The Problems
Pax Romana translates to what
What is "Roman Peace"
If prices doubled but a worker’s pay stayed the same, could that worker buy more goods or fewer goods?
What is fewer goods
What period followed ancient Rome in western Europe?
What is the Middle or Dark Ages
What term means rising prices that reduce what money can buy?
What is inflation
Rome needed soldiers to defend its borders. Did those soldiers cost the government money or earn it tax revenue?
What is cost money
Who is landowners
These were collected from people to pay for government programs and military
What are taxes
True or False: Winning wars led to the use of more slave labor in Rome
What is True
This is the year agreed upon that the Western Roman Empire fell
What is 476
This term describes a widespread outbreak of disease?
What is epidemic or plague
This was a negative side-effect of trading
This term describes fighting between groups within the same country or empire
What is a civil war
This was the result of the Punic Wars
What is Rome won and Carthage lost all power
An emperor is replaced, rivals fight for power, and government leadership repeatedly changes.
Which of our 6 causes for decline is being described here?
What is Political Instability
Which sequence makes sense:
less tax revenue → weaker defense → more vulnerability
or
less tax revenue → stronger defense → more security?
What is Less tax revenue → weaker defense → more vulnerability