Title: Chapter 6 Outline – AP World History – Charlestown High School
Headings: Chapter 6 Outline – AP World History
Chapter 6 Outline – AP World History
Chapter 6 Summary
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Content: Rome’s fall, in other words, can be blamed on large, impersonal forces that would have been hard for any society to control, or a moral and political decay that reflected growing corruption among society’s leaders. Probably elements of both were involved. The Process of Roman Decline. As central authority declined, farmers seeking protection clustered around large landlords. The political decentralization was most pronounced in the western empire. Political power passed to landlords and the economy contracted. Tax revenues fell, trade declined, and cities shrank in size. Some emperors tried to restore central authority. Diocletian (284–305) improved administration and tax collecting, and increased controls on the economy. Constantine (312–337) established a second capital at Constantinople and accepted Christianity.