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Down: 1) A peace period in Rome during which many great achievements were born.2) Diocletian is a military general who became emperor of Rome and made a choice that Rome will never come back from. He split it into two. He did this because he thought Rome was too big for one ruler.4) An empire, usually large, is a multicultural place under the power of one person.6) A kingdom usually consists of one ruler, and every citizen of the kingdom usually has the same religion.7) A republic is a government where the people have power and say. The Roman Republic had a senate, patricians, and plebeians. Across: 1) Clovis was the leader of the Germanic group, named the Franks, who invaded Western Rome. He set up a kingdom and took rule of Western Rome.3) Christians were monotheistic, and only believed in one god. This caused conflict. They refused to accept any other gods, including Roman gods.5) He was the emperor after Diocletian. He was also a military official who moved the capitol of Rome to Byzantium. He then renamed Byzantium to Constantinople. He later stopped attacks on Christians, which helped the religion grow.6) It had mountains surrounding it to block invaders, and natural disasters. It also had great weather for farming, and a river running right through it which promoted trading.8) 1. Rome stopped expanding which lead to no new taxes to fund anything. 2. Rome had corrupt leaders who were more interested in money and not public service. 3. The Roman armies were loyal to only their generals, NOT Rome. 4. There was a decline in agriculture because of bad weather, which lead to disease and hunger. 5. There was an over-use of slaves. They mainly used them for farming, which led to new new technology for easier/better farming.9) Romans were polytheistic, and believed in multiple gods.10) Augustus, Julius Caesar's nephew, was the first emperor of Rome, and ruled for 41 years. He started peace in Rome even through all of its current chaos. This was called, the Pax Romana.11) A republic was formed, because all the citizens were upset with all-powerful rulers. So they set up a government where the people had a say.
 

 

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