Jillian Kurzmann's Blog 5/2/18

Jillian Kurzmann
5/2/18
Honors Western Civilization

Today in class, Mr. Schick was not there. We took notes from our textbook.

  • The Fall of the Roman Empire
    • Emperors Attempt Reform
      • The empire survived another 200 years.
      • This was due to reform emperors and the empire's division into two-arts.
      • Diocletian Reforms the Empire.
        • Diocletian, a strong-willed army leader, became emperor in AD 284.
          • He ruled with an iron fist and limited personal freedoms.
          • He restored order to the empire and increased its strength.
          • He doubled the size of the army and sought to control inflation by setting  fixed prices for goods.
          • He claimed descent from the Roman Gods to himself seem godlike.
          • Diocletian believed that the empire is too large and too complex for one ruler.
          • He divided it into East and West and claimed the Eastern half. Diocletian retired in AD 305 due to illness.
          • His plan failed.
          • Civil War broke out.
          • By 311, 4 rivals were competing for power.
          • Constantine ran for power.
      • Constantine Moves the Capital.
        • Constantine gained control of the Western part in AD 312.
        • He continued many of the social and economic policies of Diocletian.
        • He also controlled the East.
        • He moves the capital to Byzantium.
        • The center power moved from Rome to the East.
        • The capital was renamed Constantinople.
    • The Western Empire Crumbles
      • The final collapse was a result of worsening internal problems, the separation of the West from the East, and outside invasion.
      • Germanic Invasions
        • Since Julius Caesar's days, Germanic people had gathered on the northern borders and coexisted in peace with Rome.
        • The Mongol nomads moved in and destroyed everything in their path.
        • In fear, the Germanic People pushed into Roman lands.
        • The Romans called them "barbarians".
        • The Western Empire couldn't field an army.
      • Attila the Hun.
        • The huns became a threat.
        • In 444, they had a chief named Attila.
          • He terrorized the empires.
        • Famine and disease prevented them from taking over the capital.
        • Attila died in 453.
      • An Empire No More
        • Romulus Augustulus 
          • Last empire
        • Roman power on the Western half disappeared.
        • The Eastern half prevented the spread of culture.
        • The Byzantine Emperors saw themselves as heirs of Augustus Caesar.
        • The empire endured until 1453 when it fell upon the Ottoman Turks.
        • The Western collapsed but, its culture didn't.
        • It still influences, today.

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