The Fall of Rome Crossword Puzzle

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QUESTIONS LIST: barbarians : these invaders, which were non-romans, included the germanic tribes from the north and mongol nomads from central asia, plague : the diseases to which the romans lost many lives were known as the _ ;, inflation : a drastic drop in the value of money coupled with a rise in prices, taxes : after reaching their limit for expansion, and lacking resources like gold and silver, the government decided to raise _ to increase revenue, conscription : a draft of soldiers to build the numbers in the military, trade : hostile tribes and pirates on the mediterranean sea disrupted _ , constantine : this leader gained control of the western half of the roman empire, then controlled both parts, diocletian : a strong-willed leader named _ divided the empire into the east and the west since he felt it had become too large for one ruler, invasions : one of the major factors that led to the fall of rome was _ from outside barbarians, republic : a government in which leaders are chosen by the citizens they represent, patriotism : many average citizens of rome began to lose their sense of _ , they became indifferent to the fate of the empire and lost the love of their homeland, byzantium : this city, which was important for trade and defense purposes, became the new capital under constantine, huns : this asian tribe was described as being savages, eating raw meat, having no shelter or homes, and relying on pillaging and slaughtering to survive, sack : plundering or destruction of a place by an army or a mob, mercenaries : these foreign soldiers that accepted lower pay than roman soldiers were often not quite loyal to the empire, dictatorship : a government in which a single leader has absolute power, east : when the roman empire was divided by diocletian, the _ was far wealthier than the other side, because it included the great cities and trade centers, romulus : _ augustulus was the last roman emperor, helmets : when fighting the germanic tribe known as a the goths, many roman soldiers had no breastplates or _ as protection, soldiers : in the military, roman _ became less disciplined and loyal, silver : when rome started minting new coins, they used less _ in coins, to hopefully create more money with the same amount of the precious resource, huns : this fierce group of mongol nomads led by attila terrorized the roman empire in both the east and the west.