Title: Unit 1 Lesson 1 Flashcards | Quizlet
Headings: Unit 1 Lesson 1
Unit 1 Lesson 1
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Content: How might Roman culture continue to influence theses territories today? Their art, architecture, engineering, language, writing, philosophy, law, and citizenship influenced the territories even after the fall of the Roman Empire. Political instability
Rome did not have a system of how to peacefully transfer political power to a new leader. Economic problems
To fiancee Romes huge armies, its citizens had to pay heavy taxes. These taxes weakened to economy and drove many people poor. Also unemployment was a serious problem. Social Problems
Growing corruption and decline in the spirit of citizenship. Weakening frontiers
The huge size of the empire made it hard to defend, and it sometimes took weeks for leaders in Rome to communicate with generals
First, in 330 C.E constantine decided to...
he moved his capital to the ancient city of Byzantium he renamed the city New Rome later it was called Constantinople. In modern time its called Istanbul, Turkey. Power in the empire was
The power was spilt into 2 Rome became the western part and Constantinople became the eastern part of the empire.