☀️ C5 (MUST-DO): Retrieval Quiz - Empires in Decline - Maura Sullivan | Library

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Historians usually agree on all of the reasons why empires decline and collapse.

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List one reason why it is important for historians to study the decline and collapse of empires.

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Match the term to its related-definition.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Social		money-related
Economic		government-related
Political		people/culture-related
Environmental		geographic/natural world-related
Security		military-related

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Most empires end up collapsing because they can no longer afford to pay for all of their expenses.

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Wealth __________ often leads to rebellions by poorer people, which can contribute to the decline of a society.

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If people move away from the empire because they are unhappy, then the government can't collect as many _______, which makes it harder to pay their expenses.

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Governments can face security problems from both inside and outside its borders.

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Many governments spend most of their money on __________

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Sometimes societies decline when people with different ideas on how to run the government can't get along.

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How could scarce natural resources lead to the decline of an empire?

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Most empires decline __________, so that it is often __________ to even know that it is happening.

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Match the reason with why Rome fell with its accurate description.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Invasions by outside tribes		Powerful outside groups were attacking the Romans
Rise of the Eastern Empire		Groups on the eastern side of the empire started to get more powerful and challenge the rulers in the West.
Overexpansion and military spending		As the empire grew larger, it became harder and more expensive to defend. Rome didn't have enough money or a good enough communication and transportation system to control such a large empire.
Rebellions from inside the empire		The government regularly spent too much money, especially because it was constantly fighting wars. In order to get more money, the government kept raising taxes, which angered the people.
Weakened military		Rome's leaders were becoming weaker and not very effective at controlling the society. Leaders started to fight with each other and many leaders were murdered by men who wanted to take their place.
Political problems		Roman leaders mistreated some members of their society, even forcing some people to sell their children into slavery just to get food (which was often dog meat). These mistreated people band together and rebelled against the leaders.
Economic troubles		The spread of Christianity changed some of the traditional Roman values and created different beliefs among the Roman people.
Religion and changing values		It became harder to recruit soldiers for the military, which made it harder to fight enemies.

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Roman censors were responsible for taking the census, performing some financial duties, and maintaining public __________.

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The word censorship comes from the idea of the Roman censor.

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List some of the morality rules that Romans had to follow.

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Which moral standards do you think people in the U.S. are not abiding by today? Do you think this could contribute to the decline of our society? Why or why not?