After 450 years as a republic, Rome became an empire in the wake of Julius Caesar's rise and fall in the first century BCE. ... The primary reasons for the fall or decline of Rome were invasions, leadership and natural disasters/ diseases. ... The map in (Document C) shows enemies coming from Eastern Asia in all directions to invade Rome and places near Rome. (Document D and Document E) show that Rome was actually captured by the Huns a formidable enemy of Rome. ... This explains Rome's fall because Roman culture was failing and there was no soldiers to protect Rome. ...

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Rome for a period of time was considered the center of civilization for years. ... Rome was slowly falling; the only thing that was still sort of keeping the empire together were the wealthy nobles who were making money by forcing the peasants work for them for very little pay but the peasants needed money to feed their families so they worked more hours of the day to compensate for the lack of the low pay. ... There were very many causes both immediate and both long-term that led to the fall of Western Rome. In conclusion I would like to mention that there were many things led to the fall ...

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The Decline of Rome and Transformation into Medieval Europe: Contents 1. ... However Christianity left its mark on the world for all time, when the Emperor Constantine adopted the Christian faith as his own, and renounced the gods of Rome. ... Then came the Visigoths who sacked first Athens in 396 and then Rome in 410. ... Rome was again sacked by Genseric a vandal in 455. ... They withdrew later by the persuasion of the Patriarch of Rome, Leo I. ...

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Others say that that Rome's allies were responsible for the fall. ... They people did not have to pay many taxes and the economy started to fall. ... People were in poverty and lack of freedom contributed to the falling. ... Barbarians than took over because Rome had no money there for the barbarians won the Empire feel. I feel that Rome lost everything because they had no organization to their methods. ...

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The fall of the Roman Empire The Roman Empire fell because of political weakness, but this was not the only factor involved. ... Rome was considered the center of civilization for years. ... Under the rule of Diocletian and later Constantine, the empire was split into Western and Eastern parts of Rome. ... Rome was slowly falling, the only thing that was still kind of keeping the empire together were the rich nobles who were making money by making the peasants work for them for very little pay but these peasants needed money to feed their families so they worked. ... There were many imme...

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Renaissance people looked back to Greece and Rome as role models. ... Just after the fall of the Roman Empire all the knowledge of the Roman civilization was lost. ... The Feudalism and the clergy that developed after the fall of the Roman Empire stagnated the development of the culture, science, art, ect. ... According to me the Renaissance people hit the jackpot by looking back to Rome and Greece. ...

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During his rule Pepin deported the Lombards from Rome. He pillaged their right to live in Rome. ... At that time the Franks were falling back to barbarian ways like not caring about their education or religion. ... He ended up ruling most all of Western Europe and this was the first time since the fall of Rome that it had been ruled by one government. ...

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In the beginning, ideas and basic principles are formed mostly in the cities, like Rome. ... Rome was an urban empire and it was ran by the city-states, which had an urban center and the surrounding agricultural territory. ... Rome was a monarchy with a king having control over everything. ... The Byzantine Empire in the East that split off Rome continued order and urban life while the rest of Europe was thrown into chaos. ... Over time, urbanization was the key factor in unifying Europe and saving itself from the Fall of Rome. ...

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"How The Irish Saved Civilization", by Thomas Cahill, details the role of the Irish from the fall of Rome to the rise of medieval Europe. ... In a world that is rapidly deteriorating, the Irish save texts that are at risk of being lost after the fall of Rome. ...

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In the period following the fall of Rome until year 1400 there were three predominant areas of military power; Western Europe, Middle East, and the Asians. Their warfare differed because of values, motives, and styles. Western Europe valued chivalry. They believed in a code of honor or rules of ...

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Paganism Since the beginning of time, religion has been an important aspect of life. Some religions evolved and died out after a short period of time and some others are still around today. One of the religions that had a fall and almost died out when Christianity took over was Paganism. ...

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In conclusion, the Germanic clan leaders of the late 5th century A.D. took a world that was shrouded in darkness and doubt after the fall of the greatest empire the world had ever known, and turned it into a stable land of opportunity and power again. The time from the fall of Rome until the 11th century is known collectively as the "Dark Ages," but I believe that because of this system and the men who were known only as barbarians, this was a time of great change and a time where men truly showed their capacity to survive and also thrive and change the world into what we know today. ...

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Even in other chapters of the book, Manchester cites many examples, such as the corrupted church, another main point of his book, apathy among citizens, said to be the main cause of Rome's fall, and also the decline of knighthood and manners. ... He emphasizes how new ideas were always contested by the ones in supreme authority the Catholic Church in Rome. ...

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Although the Renaissance was a relatively short time period, it generated change in many ways. The Renaissance began around the year 1400, at the end of the Middle Ages, which lasted from the fall of Rome in 500 to about 1350, and ended around 1700. The Middle Ages gave rise to various agricultural ...

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Daisy Miller Daisy Miller, one of Henry James' first major works, addresses the emergence of the United States as an economic and political world power. In the late nineteenth century, American industry was flourishing, and Americans were becoming more wealthy. With this money came a desire to ...

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After the fall of Rome, and the weakening of Japanese imperial court; both medieval societies were in pieces. ... Being warriors, they fall into the middle class on both forms of the social pyramid(Doc A). ...

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