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Copyright by The McGraw-Hill Companies NAME DATE CLASS Roman Civilization Guided Reading Lesson 2 Rome’s Decline A Troubled Empire Determining Cause and Effect Many factors, or causes, contributed to Rome’s decline. As you read the text, list the factors that caused Rome’s government and economy to weaken. Rome’s government grew weak. Rome’s economy grew weak. 1. Factors: 2. Factors: 3. Identifying What reforms did Diocletian introduce to improve the Roman Empire? ESSENTIAL QUESTION Why do civilizations rise and fall? netw rks

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Roman Civilization

Guided Reading

Lesson 2 Rome’s Decline

A Troubled Empire

Determining Cause and Effect Many factors, or causes, contributed to Rome’s decline. As you read the text, list the factors that caused Rome’s government and economy to weaken.

Rome’s government grew weak.

Rome’s economy grew weak.

1. Factors:

2. Factors:

3. Identifying What reforms did Diocletian introduce to improve the Roman Empire? 

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONWhy do civilizations rise and fall?

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The Fall of Rome4. Identifying Who was Constantine and how did he change the Roman Empire?

Displaying Describe the actions of each group or person that led to the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The first one has been done for you.

Theodosius

He split the empire into two separate empires.

5. The Visigoths

6. The Vandals

7. General Odoacer

The Western Roman Empire ends.

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Rome's Legacies

Making Connections List four influences of the Roman civilization that still have an effect on us today.

Ways That Rome Affects Us Today

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