Problem
i. List the factors that contributed to the decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire, dividing them into external pressures and weaknesses within.
ii. Why did the Roman Empire switch from persecuting Christians to favouring their religion under Constantine?
iii. How did the Christian Church become a major force in the tottering Roman Empire?
iv. How did Christian thinkers and monks use classical culture and philosophy?
v. What are some examples of Roman Christians adopting or adapting classical Greco-Roman ideas and customs?
vi. Who were the barbarians who pressed against Rome's European boundaries?
vii. What were the main characteristics of barbarian society?