Decline of Roman Empire

1. Impact of the
decline of
Roman Empire

2. Roman Empire

3. Roman Empire
Strengths: Strong, powerful and dominating rulers

4. Strengths: Strong central government and order
maintained through law
Roman Empire

5. Strengths: Strong and highly organized military
Roman Empire

6. Strengths: Strong taxation making the state rich
Roman Empire

7. Causes of the Decline of Roman
Empire
Open Borders Corrupt Politicians
Loss of Common Language The Welfare State
Violent Entertainment Decline of Morality
Decline in Fertility Rate Class warfare
Unbearable taxation Outsourcing
Trade Deficits Exploding Debt
Money Devaluation Military Cuts
Terrorist Attacks

8. Outcome
Division of the Roman
Empire into Eastern
Roman Empire (later
known as Byzantine
Empire) and Western
Roman Empire
dominated by the
Church of Rome.

9. Outcome
Eastern Roman Empire or better known as Byzantine Empire exceled for another
1000 years with Constantinople as its capital and having its own church (Byzantine
Church) The church was under the king unlike Western Roman Empire.

10. Outcome
Disruption of Trade Roads
fell into disrepair
Trade/travel became
dangerous due to
invasions Loss of common
currency led to bartering

11. Outcome
Downfall of Cities and
Population Shifts People
fled cities due to attacks
Buildings, aqueducts,
monuments fell into
disrepair Population in
the West shifted to rural
areas Scholars and
people of means moved
to Constantinople

12. Outcome
Decline of learning
Lack of a Central
Government/Chao
s meant that
schools closed
People forgot how
to read and write
over generations

13. Outcome
Loss of a common
language People
always spoke in local
vernacular, but after
Rome fell people lost
the ability to read and
write in Latin (with the
exception of the
church) This further
divides people
culturally