Table of Contents
- 1 What allowed the Roman Empire to spread throughout Europe and Africa?
- 2 Why was Rome able to spread its influence throughout Europe and northern Africa?
- 3 How did Rome influence Europe?
- 4 How did Rome transform Europe?
- 5 How did the vastness of the Roman Empire affect communication?
- 6 Why did the Roman Empire fail to conquer Britain?
What allowed the Roman Empire to spread throughout Europe and Africa?
Rome was able to gain its empire in large part by extending some form of citizenship to many of the people it conquered. Military expansion drove economic development, bringing enslaved people and loot back to Rome, which in turn transformed the city of Rome and Roman culture.
Why was Rome able to spread its influence throughout Europe and northern Africa?
Romans had to import wheat from North Africa and olive oil from Spain. The need to provide food for its people meant that trade became important in the empire. As Romans conquered new territories in Europe, Africa, and Asia, they built roads which connected those territories back to Rome.
Why did Rome conquer North Africa?
North Africa’s role in the Roman Empire In order to facilitate trade, especially of the agricultural variety, various emperors set up colonies along the North African coast. These became home to a considerable amount of Jews, who had been exiled from Judea after rebellions like the Great Revolt.
How did Rome influence Europe?
A people known for their military, political, and social institutions, the ancient Romans conquered vast amounts of land in Europe and northern Africa, built roads and aqueducts, and spread Latin, their language, far and wide.
How did Rome transform Europe?
It was under the Roman Empire that the Christian religion penetrated into Europe. By winning recognition as the religion of the state, it added a new basic factor of equality and unification to the imperial civilization and at the same time reintroduced Middle Eastern and Hellenistic elements into the West.
What happened to the eastern and Western Roman Empire?
As time passed, the Greek-speaking Eastern Empire grew in wealth and prospered while the Latin-speaking West struggled in economic crisis. In fact, the western half of the empire fell in 476 with the Goth invasion of Rome while the eastern half continued on for centuries as the Byzantine Empire.
How did the vastness of the Roman Empire affect communication?
It stretched from Western Europe and the Atlantic Ocean to territory in the Middle East and south to areas of Northern Africa. The vastness of the empire made it difficult for the rulers in Rome to effectively control all areas of the empire. Even with their excellent road systems, the Romans were unable to communicate effectively.
Why did the Roman Empire fail to conquer Britain?
Rome struggled to marshal enough troops and resources to defend its frontiers from local rebellions and outside attacks, and by the second century the Emperor Hadrian was forced to build his famous wall in Britain just to keep the enemy at bay.
Why did the two halves of the Roman Empire drift apart?
However, over time the two halves of the empire drifted apart. The two halves of the empire did not work together to combat outside threats, and the two often argued over resources and how best to run the overall Roman Empire.