Fall of the Roman Empire

Try to put the following statements in correct order!

7. Pressured by the Huns, Germanic Tribes abandon their land and attempt to settle on Roman lands.

3. Trying to solve the problems Emperors begin to limit peoples freedom.

5. As less people want to join the army Rome hires mercenaries, mainly from Germanic tribes, to protect the borders of the Roman Empire.

1. Diocletian and later Constantine split the Empire in two to try and make it more manageable.  Both chose to rule from the East half.

10. Rome falls to German invaders in 476 AD, ending the Western Roman Empire.  The Eastern half will survive and become known as the Byzantine Empire.

4. Because of limits and restrictions on personal freedom less people support the Empire.  This is especially true for the army as fewer and fewer Romans are willing to join.

9. The Germanic tribes could easily invade Rome.

2. Without the Emperor in the Western half of the Empire, the West half of the Roman Empire declines in importance.

6. The Huns migrated into Europe and begin taking land from the Germanic tribes.

8. The German mercenaries paid to guard Rome’s frontiers allow other Germans to pass through.