One theory for what caused the fall of the Roman Empire is that it was too large in size for the Rome to govern. Simply the shear magnitude of the land that was governed by Rome is startling in its extent. ... After the fall of the Roman Empire the Byzantines took charge of the Middle East. 4. Political and economical reasons led to the fall of the Roman Empire. 5. The empire began to crumble partly because it was too big for Rome to govern. ...

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The government had to stop conscription and bring barbarians, which led to the fall of Rome. The government was becoming so distant from the people that the citizens stopped caring about the government, and the city of Rome and other older cities started to go to ruins. ... With the capitivity of its people by the government, the roads, the buildings and statues were left to rot and fall apart, especially after the fall. ... With no people to do the up keep of Rome, it decayed and led to a dark age in the West....

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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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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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Soon after the fall of the Roman Empire, Cappasanta was under rulership of Byzantine. ... Some groups that helped Rome in the war against the Greeks and Carthage were allowed to govern themselves, and went tax free. Rome quickly conquered all of modern day Sicily. Rome had control over everything for about 800 years. ... With the fall of the Roman Empire Cappasanta was briefly ruled by Byzantine; which ended with the invasion of the Arabs, and with this, the Middle Ages began. ...

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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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One method by which these ancient ideas crept into Italy was by the fall of Constantinople in 1453. When this fall occurred, many Greek scholars sought refuge in the country of Italy and naturally passed along their teachings and culture. ... Another very important way the beliefs of Greece and Rome thrived within this renaissance was in the field of science. ...

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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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The fall of Constantinople in 1453 by the Turks caused a migration wave of Byzantine scholars into western Europe. ... carefully studied and drew inspiration from the ruins of Rome surrounding Italy, gaining a variety of new perspectives and ideas such as the use of symmetry in architecture or town planning. ...

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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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~The development of Feudalism-Rome fell in A.D. 476 as a result of invasion by the Germanic tribes. ... ~All of the following resulted from the repeated invasions of the Germanic tribes that led to the fall of the Roman Empire EXCEPT D-the establishment of a common language. ... -Western Europe was reunited for the first time after the fall of the Roman Empire under Charlemagne. ...

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" – Richard Lederer The Medieval Ages is the period of time between the fall of Rome in the 5th Century and the beginning of the Renaissance in the 15th Century. ... Nobles, Lords, Dukes, Vassals and Barons all fall under the category of nobility. ...

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