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Chapter
15
Rome’s Decline
and Legacy
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Considering what you have already learned about Rome
will help prepare you to read this chapter. Record the
answers to the following questions in your notebook:
• What do you already know about Rome?
• Study the map on these pages. What does it tell you about
what has happened in the Roman Empire?
• What do you want to learn about the legacy of Rome?
Big Ideas About Rome’s Decline
and Legacy
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Economics Nomadic peoples often attack settlements
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Roman armies spent a lot of time fighting people who wanted
to enter the empire. Some nomads wanted the protection of the
Roman Empire. Others wanted to take over Roman lands. They
disrupted trade and took valuable goods.
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Marcus Aurelius
begins his reign.
(relief of Marcus Aurelius) ▲
220
Han Dynasty
collapses.
285
Diocletian
reorganizes
the empire.
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476
Western Roman
Empire falls.
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Constantine reunifies
the Roman Empire.
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325
King Ezana rules African
kingdom of Aksum.
(pillar from Aksum)
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Muhammad unifies the people
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Christian church splits
into two branches.
900s
Mayan civilization
declines.
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1453
Byzantine Empire
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Kublai Khan conquers China.
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Justinian comes to power
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