The Division Of Rome And The Fall Of The Western Roman Empire

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1.

The period of time when the Roman Empire faced many struggles and hardships that almost lead the empire to collapse is often called:
- A.
  
  The Great Struggle
- B.
  
  The Challenge of Carthage
- C.
  
  The Crisis of the Third Century
- D.
  
  Transformation of the Third Century
2.

After the emperor ________________ was murdered, Rome was faced with fifty years of unprecedented crisis.
- A.
  
  Constantine I
- B.
  
  Diocletian
- C.
  
  Theodosius
- D.
  
  Alexander Severus
3.

Which is not one of the stuggles, provided in the PowerPoint, that Rome faced after the death of Alexander Severus?
- A.
  
  Invasions
- B.
  
  Plague
- C.
  
  Civil War
- D.
  
  Climate Change
- E.
  
  Economic Collapse
4.

After ascending to power and recognizing the Roman Empire was too vast for one person to govern, ______________ split the empire in two and created the tetrarchy.
5.

The reason provided in the PowerPoint for instituting the tetrarcy:
- A.
  
  To strengthen control of the army
- B.
  
  To fight the Persians and other invaders by creating a 150,000 manned army
- C.
  
  To provide a detailed set of laws to govern the Roman citizens
- D.
  
  To create a system of orderly succession free from assassinations, chaos, and civil war
- E.
  
  Both A and D
6.

Constantine the Great legalized ____________ throughout the Roman Empire in 313 A.D. with the Edict of Milan
7.

The last emperor to rule over the united Eastern and Western Roman Empires, was ____________, who ruled from 379 A.D. to his death in 395 A.D.
- A.
  
  Constantius
- B.
  
  Claudius
- C.
  
  Domitian I
- D.
  
  Julius Caesar
- E.
  
  Theodosius I