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Fall of the Western Empire Answers

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Why did Christianity spread after Constantinople became the capital?

A
Constantine made Christianity the Eastern Roman Empire’s official religion.
B
Invading groups adopted the Christian religion as they came East.
C
Missionaries traveled to Constantinople from the West after the capital was moved.
D
Christianity spread in the Western Empire due to an increase in Christian merchants.
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What effect did civil wars in the Western Roman Empire have on the region?

A
They allowed for strong leaders to emerge.
B
They led to the evacuation of foreign armies.
C
They led to the region’s political decline and weakness.
D
They allowed the region to rebuild its trade networks.
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How did the Hun invasions affect the Western Roman Empire?

A
The Huns controlled the trade centers but did not settle them.
B
The Huns were able to integrate themselves into Roman society.
C
The Huns completely overthrew Roman rule in the western empire.
D
The Huns settled the farming areas and moved their growing population.
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How did Constantine change Roman culture and law after he moved the capital to Byzantium?

A
He promoted Latin as the primary language.
B
He prohibited the Christian religion in the empire.
C
He welcomed the Gothic tribes into the Eastern Roman Empire.
D
He kept many Roman laws, but gave the military more power.
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What made the Western Roman Empire vulnerable to invasion from the Goths?

A
It was cut off from key trade routes.
B
It suffered from instability and civil war.
C
It had a large supply of grain that others wanted.
D
It had many ships that other groups wanted to seize.
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Why was Byzantium’s harbor significant to its becoming the new capital of the Roman Empire?

A
The harbor allowed for trade with other areas.
B
The harbor provided defenses from invading forces.
C
The harbor meant that the city did not need defensive walls.
D
The harbor helped facilitate communication with the West.
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Why was the army of the Western Roman Empire weakened?

A
Too much money was spent on defensive walls in the West.
B
Soldiers from the East invaded the Western Roman Empire.
C
The West focused too much on its navy when the empire split.
D
The West had problems communicating with the capital.
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What was a military effect of the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

A
The Huns united to take the city of Rome.
B
The Eastern Roman Empire became unstable and fell, too.
C
The people reestablished the military and fought back.
D
The empire could not defend its borders against more invasions.
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How did the Eastern Roman Empire’s geography support its population?

A
The East was vulnerable to invasions from Europe, Asia, and Africa.
B
The East was protected by natural features, including mountains and water.
C
The East had a more diverse population due to nearby Gothic tribes.
D
The East had no access to valuable trade routes such as the Silk Road.
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What effect did the Germanic invasions have on Western Europe?

A
Germanic traditions were absorbed into Roman culture.
B
Germanic tribes formed their own kingdom in the empire.
C
Germanic armies invaded Rome but could not hold it for very long.
D
Germanic peoples permanently overthrew the Western Roman Empire.

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