ROME
WHAT DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE FALL OF ROME: BARTERING, INFLATION, POOR LEADERSHIP, WEAK MILITARY
BARTERING
NO
True or False: Bad leadership was one of the reasons that Rome fell
True
Did feudalism impact religion?
NO
What was a positive effect of guilds? (Remember making the paper hats)
Towns begin to grow
WHY IS AN EMPEROR DIFFERENT FROM OTHER LEADERS
Emperors have absolute power
Describe Charlemagne and his goal
King that wanted everyone to be Christian and restore the Roman Empire
What religion took over most of Europe after Rome fell?
Christianity
Who gave the most but got the less in feudalism? (Think pretzel activity)
peasants/ serfs
The Black Death spreading along trade routes impacted what part of PERSIA ?
What was the Pax Romana?
First 200 years of Roman Empire when things were peaceful
Was Octavian (Augustus) related to Julius Caesar?
YES
What was the name of the time period after the fall of the Roman Empire?
Dark Ages
Why did the Crusades happen?
So Christians could get back the Holy Land
Why did the Black Death spread so quickly?
Poor hygiene
What was the biggest different between the Roman Republic and Empire?
Type of Government
Who was the first emperor?
Augustus Caesar
What does the P in PERSIA stand for?
Political
What's a fief?
land given by a king to a noble.
How did people get the Black Death?
bit by an infected flea
Fleas on Rats!
Weak military that couldn't defend borders
Why was the Colosseum important to Roman emperors?
It kept the people happy and distracted
What does the R in PERSIA stand for?
Religion
When feudalism declined, what type of government began to grow in Europe?
Monarchy
Give a negative consequence of the Black Death?
population decrease