Instructions: Using the links given to you in the link you were given‚ find the answers to the following questions from the different sources given. If the Roman Empire is considered to be one of the world’s most mighty‚ powerful‚ and successful civilizations‚ what caused its collapse in 476 A.D.? Military‚ Government‚ & Politics Group Member Lauren‚kelvin ‚Malik‚angie BIG IDEA: Governments create law codes and political bodies to organize a society. What is the role and responsibility of the military
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Fall of the Western Roman Empire The fall of the Western Roman Empire was caused by many internal forces within the empire as well as brute military invasions from the outside. The Roman government had hard times controlling the declining economy and the ever growing population of the Western Roman Empire. As their own economy began to suffer‚ so did their military as well as its pride. The military crumbling as well as the decaying economy were not the only things that accounted for the fall
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The Western Roman Empire fell due internal and external forces. The demise of the empire was the result of civil unrest‚ migrating hordes‚ and a weak economy. Basically‚ decay from the inside and pressures from the outside caused the empire to collapsed. First‚ numerous civil wars were fought during the waning days of the empire. The Crises of the Third Century‚ for example‚ transpired as one long series civil wars. The tetrarchy‚ created by Diocletian to stop civil wars‚ turned out to be nothing
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Another major cause of the fall of the Roman Empire involves the social problems that they had encountered. As a majority of the Roman citizens were excluded from political responsibilities‚ such as serving as a part of the Empire’s army ‚ many were hopeless and left in thoughts that the old civilization had no reason to be saved. This idea was presented largely in a document incorporating an excerpt from the textbook‚ The Course of Civilization‚ by Strayer‚ Gatzke‚ and Harbison‚ as it blames these
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Throughout history‚ trade has been the most important contribution to an empire by helping it grow in economy and land. No empire could thrive or grow without have any sort of trade going on within it or with other empires. Every empire had something different to trade with other as in spices‚ metals‚ or even ideas/knowledge of the religion they believed in. Trade was the base of every empire due to the importance of having the constant flow of raw materials or any other things coming in‚ with the
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Change and Continuity in the Gilded Age Emergence of Modern America "Every day things change‚ but basically they stay the same."-Dave Matthews Change and continuity are two major principles of life. They can easily be applied to history because their application accurately portrays the circumstances‚ and characterizes the era of interest. Merriam-Webster defines continuity as an uninterrupted connection‚ succession‚ or union‚ or an uninterrupted duration or continuation especially without
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A Review of Edward N. Luttwak‚ The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire from the First Century A.D. to the Third. Edward Luttwak’s The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire from the First Century A.D. to the Third gives a militaristic analysis of the tactics used by the Roman Empire while also highlighting parallels between Rome and contemporary U.S. military policy. Luttwak divides his book into three chapters‚ a chapter for each of the 3 identified systems; the first chapter discusses Rome’s use
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controversy when determining whether Roman rule benefited the entire empire‚ or just the city of Rome and Italy. There are more facts that point toward Roman rule benefiting the whole empire‚ not just Rome and Italy. The roads built throughout the empire were an advantage to everyone‚ the education system was fair to Roman children‚ and trading was active all over the Roman Empire. Roads built by the Roman army throughout the empire assisted everyone who was in the empire. "These technological advantages
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BCE to 1450 CE the spread of religion continued along the Silk Road. While continuity is seen in the patterns of interaction along the Silk Road‚ during the time period 200bce to 1450ce in diffusion of religion through the Eurasian continent‚ clear changes is also seen. These changes include nomadic invasions influence on interaction of cultures and the surrounding regions effect on specific Products traded. Continuity is shown in
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The Han and Roman Empires are highly praised with great wealth‚ inventions‚ and their success.While both societies saw new technological advancements as necessary‚ the Han dynasty always sought the most efficient route‚ the romans prioritized speed and was not very fond of craftsmanship. In documents 1 a Han government official sent a letter about their concerns stating‚ “I request that you establish water conservation offices in each district and staff them with people who are experience in the
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