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Barbarian Invasions and the Fall of the Western Roman Empire Many people ask why the Roman Empire ended, according to the historian, Gibbon, the question should be how did it last. He wrote: "The decline of Rome was the natural and inevitable effect of immoderate greatness...... The story of its ruin (downfall) is simple and obvious; and instead of inquiring why the Roman empire was destroyed, we should rather be surprised that it had subsisted so long." -Gibbon, History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire The fall of Rome is an example of the domino effect. The domino effect comes from the idea of placing dominoes on their sides, one next to another, and then intentionally knocking the first one in the line over into its neighboring domino. This creates a chain reaction and all of the dominoes fall down, one after another. For the fall of Rome, it was the Huns invading from the east that caused the domino effect, they invaded (pushed into) the Goths, who then invaded (pushed into) the Roman Empire. The fall of the Western Roman Empire is a great lesson in cause and effect. A cause leads to an effect. In the following examples of cause and effect, you can say the word "because" before you read the cause, and then finish the sentence with the effect. Like this: Because Roman legions evacuated Britannia in AD 406, the Anglo-Saxons moved into Britannia. You could also say the word "so" in between the cause and effect, like this: The Huns pushed other groups westward, so the Vandals invaded Spain, north Africa, and sacked Rome.
Here is a brief list of Internal Causes for the Fall of Rome (causes from within the Roman Empire):
The fall of the city of Rome and the Western Empire did not put an end to the entire Roman Empire. The Eastern Empire survived for another thousand years. The Eastern Empire is sometimes called the Byzantine Empire, after the capital city of Byzantium. Greek was the main language in the Byzantine Empire, not Latin. Watch this video clip of singer/songwriter and artist Jeffery Lewis as he performs "The Fall of Rome." Disclaimer: It is not the intention of the Penfield School District to promote specific commercial interests. These links are provided as a courtesy to our users to assist in downloading information and does not represent an endorsement of a particular company or product. By clicking on these links the user is leaving the Penfield School District website, the district is not responsible for any information associated with these links. 
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Cause and Effect Column matching game Mr. Giotto's Site What caused the Roman Empire to fall quizlet?The four causes that led the decline of the Roman empire was a weak and corrupt rulers, Mercenary army, empire was too large, and money was problem.
Which of the following factors led to the collapse of Rome?Even as Rome was under attack from outside forces, it was also crumbling from within thanks to a severe financial crisis. Constant wars and overspending had significantly lightened imperial coffers, and oppressive taxation and inflation had widened the gap between rich and poor.
When did the Roman Empire fall quizlet?Last Western Emperor overthrown in 476 AD. "Dark Ages" began. Western Empire ended 476, but Eastern (Byzantine) Empire lasted until 1453.
What event marked the fall of Rome quizlet?The most commonly used date of Rome's fall is AD 476, when Germanic military leader Odoacer overthrew emperor Romulus Augustus.
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Which most accurately describes events leading to the fall of the roman empire?
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