The Fall of Rome Crossword Puzzle

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.