along with the Western Roman Empire. This argumentative thesis is going to argue one of the cause that resulted in the fall of the Western Empire‚ and even the reasons why the empire split apart into two seperate sections. The Fall of the Western Roman Empire is in part because of Christianity. Rome was built upon ideas that allowed it to expand‚ conquer and rule all the territory it did. It was when their culture‚ and traditions began to change that the Western Empire was then to be doomed. “Every
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The Roman and Han empires were both very powerful‚ in their own rights. Although their culture and beliefs were very different‚ their ideology and governments were‚ at points‚ very similar. Both empires experienced a rise‚ plateau‚ and fall‚ which eventually changed their entire empires. One thing that was a key aspect in both societies was religion. While the Han empire brought Confucianism as a main element in daily life‚ the Roman’s had several different religions that each played a key role
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Rome was an empire built as if it was destined to last until the end of existence. Its borders spanned across mountains to deserts and even engulfed the Mediterranean Sea at one point. The Romans had strong armies‚ cultural influence‚ and great leaders skilled in military and political tactics. However‚ as Rome increased in size‚ it started to become more unstable. Rome eventually fell as an empire for many reasons which include religion‚ war‚ political and economic problems. The success
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The empire was prosperous and strong‚ but eventually experienced a downfall. The fall of the Western Roman Empire was caused by internal decay in political and military issues‚ economics‚ sociology‚ and religion. The political and military state of Rome started to decline after the death of Marcus Aurelius in A.D. 180. When he died‚ his spoiled son‚ Commodus‚ took over. Commodus was a poor leader causing civil wars and tribes around the Mediterranean to invade. The Roman Empire declined
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as the split of the region into eastern and western halves and the rise of Christianity. However‚ despite these changes‚ the Roman Empire was able to keep its laws fundamentally the same throughout the Byzantine Empire. At the beginning of the third century‚ Rome was in the height of Pax Romana (Latin for “Roman Peace”). Even so‚ the nation was facing extreme economic issues as well as internal and external battles. The Roman Empire had become too large for the economy to fully support it‚ and because
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of the Western Roman Empire The long decline of the Western Roman Empire was caused by the accumulation of the many obstacles that stood in their way over time. At first the Roman Empire was thriving. It was the biggest empire at the time and it expanded at an incredible speed. Their military and leadership capabilities were magnificent. When confronted by the Roman military their enemies were better off giving up and not even trying; it wasn’t worth it. In time‚ however‚ the Roman Empire’s golden
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DBQ Technology in the Han and Roman empires had come a long way since earlier times. However‚ some of the people of these great states seemed to take this for granted. At least that was the attitude I got from three of the documents provided. But‚ mostly the attitude was positive. From the perspective of these government officials and philosophers‚ I perceived an attitude that ranged from very positive to openly negative. Two of the negative documents came from upper-class leaders. Document
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History What caused The Fall Of The Roman Empire? By : Ileri Akinosun To a small extent the Barbarian invasion played a factor in the collapse of Rome but the main reasons why Rome collapsed was because of the political factors‚ economic causes and Christianity. There was lack of organization in the Roman government. The Roman government was made for small city-states and not for a huge empire of that of Rome‚ which made it very difficult and hard to control and rule over. The Emperors did not
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Discuss the factors involved in the fall of the Roman empire. Be sure to mention militaristic‚ economic‚ political and societal reasons‚ as well as any others you deem necessary. The Roman Empire was an influential reign of time‚ land‚ and society. With people who demonstrated such qualities as gravitas and dignity‚ it was quite an empire to defeat. Because of its vastness‚ in size and in influence‚ its decline cannot be attributed to one pinpointed cause. Instead‚ the fall of Rome is reasoned
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The Roman Empire left a lasting impression on future civilizations due to its powerful military and political structure. Despite its early success‚ however‚ the empire fell into economic decline. But if the civilization was so powerful‚ why did it crumble by 476 AD? Many factors contributed to the empire’s demise‚ but historians routinely cite slavery and the spread of Christianity as the main factors. Some historians argue that the empire’s overreliance on slave labor collapsed the civilization;
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