1. List five inventions during the Greek Empire. List five inventions during the Roman Empire.
2. What is meant by technological stagnation in the Greek and Roman Empires? How could "an Overdose of Slavery" be the cause? List two flaws of the slavery explanation. Provide and alternative explanations.
3. Explain the developments at the end of the Roman Empire that lead to the rise of the manorial system. What measures did Emporor Diocleatian (284-305) attempt to alleviate the empire's fiscal woes? What measures were attempted by his successors, notably Constantine (306-337) and Theodosius I (379-395)?