Military Problems
The Visigoths, Vandals, and Huns were all tribes of?
Barbarians
What social class suffered the most from the higher taxes?
The poor.
What year did the Huns attack the region of Gaul.
A.D. 451
What was the year that the last emperor of Rome left the throne.
A.D 456
Who did the Roman emperors expect to pay for the wars.
The people of Rome.
Who was the last emperor of the Roman Empire?
Romulus Augustulus.
On August 24, 410 which barbaric tribe sacked Rome and conquered Gaul and Spain?
The Visigoths
Why were people not wanting the become local officials.
People started to become angry and some officials could be beat up for being an official.
Which external force is often credited with accelerating the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
The invasion of the Huns under Attila.
Why was it so difficult to govern and defend the Roman Empire?
Because the empire was so huge that it faced multiple attacks from all sides and had varies in culture and beliefs.
What was the main reason for emperors being replaced or murdered regularly.
Emperors were blamed for not protecting the empire.
What was the name of the empire that the Eastern Roman Empire became known as after the fall of the Roman empire.
The Byzantine Empire.
What 2 groups did Rome mainly face attacks on 2 fronts at the same time?
The Parthian Empire and Germanic tribes.
What was the name of the empire that some Roman people had created by breaking away from Rome.
The Gallic Empire
What was the main thing the Roman Empire did when they realized they didn't have enough soldiers to fight.
They started to enlist barbarian fighters which were a last resort.