Monday- Forum post leaders talked about their stories. Also finished our Rome notes.
Tuesday- Took the first part of the Rome test.
Wednesday- Took the 2nd part of the Rome test.
Thursday- Talked about Iowa Assesment scores. Talked about semester tests. Talked about our project. Work time to do project. My group got section 11.1 The Byzantine Empire
Friday- Work day for projet
Diocletian Splits the Empire-285 AD
Diocletian was a strong ruler that brought law and order back to the Empire
He believed that the empire had grown too large and too complex for one ruler
He divided the empire into two
Greek-speaking East (Greece, Anatolia, Syria, and Egypt)- Byzantine Empire
Latin-speaking West(Italy, Gaul, Britain, and Spain)
He took the eastern half for himself and appointed a co-ruler for the West
Constantine
Constantine took control of the western part of the Roman Empire in 312 AD and also took control of the eastern part in 324 AD
United the empire during his reign and moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium (330 AD), changing the name of the city of Constantinople
Huge walls were built around Constantinople to protect it from barbarians
After his death, the empire was split into two again
Today the city is known as Istanbul
The Byzantine Empire would last until 1453 when the Ottoman Turks took the area over
Germanic tribes moved into the Roman Empire due to the Huns moving into their territory around 370 AD
The Germanic tribes attacked and took over areas all throughout the empire and eventually sacked Rome itself
The Huns
In 370 AD, the Huns moved into Europe from Central Asia and battled the Germanic tribes
In 444 AD, under Attila, the Huns invaded both parts of the Roman Empire
The Huns attacked over 70 cities
Couldn’t get past walls of Constantinople
Invaded Rome in 452 AD but failed
Attila the Hun died in 453 AD and so did the Hun’s power
The Last Roman Emperor and the End
The last Western Roman Emperor was Romulus Augustulus, a 14 year old
He was ousted b German forces in 476 AD and Rome Fell
The Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine) continued and flourished until the Ottoman Turks took them over in 1453
After Rome fell, Europe fell into the Dark Age from around 500-1500 AD
Ch. 6.5 The Legacy of Rome
The Latin Language
The basis of many future languages-French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian
Many English words have their root in Latin
Roads and architecture
Important Roman LAws
All people had the right to equal treatment under the law (14th Amendment)
A person was considered innocent until proven guilty
The burden of proof rested with the accuser rather than the accused
A person should be punished only for actions, not thoughts
Any law that seemed unreasonale or grossly unfair could be set aside
Roman law served as a basis for the law of many European countries in the futre as well as the United States
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