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    At it’s peak the Roman Empire was the most vast political and social structure residing in the Western civilization. The fall of the roman empire has many theories, two of the most prevalent theories of the fall of Rome include Christianity and political corruption. The theory of the Fall of Rome including Christianity states that the rise of the new religion was the main factor that contributed to the fall. In the Roman Empire the traditional Roman religion consisted of many gods however when Christianity

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    Eurasia, the idea and development of technology prospered and directly affected many governments. Due to the expansion of empires, many problems arose, which proved to be difficult to societies. To combat these difficulties, governments turned towards technology to help develop their civilization. Significantly, from the second century BCE to the second century CE, Han and Roman technology improved and developed drastically. The use of newfound technology allowed the governments to build bigger projects

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    The Roman Empire was once the most dominant civilizations in the world, controlling land stretching from Western Europe to modern day Iraq. However, the empire did not last and the decline of its power came from a variety of political, social, and economic events. The most detrimental of the problems came from economic struggles that the Roman’s faced. These troubles are proven to be the most important as the result of inflation led to the crash of the Roman economy, as the value of the coin plummeted

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    The Roman Empire, lasting from 27 B.C. to A.D. 476, was a major power in Europe and the Middle East for over 500 years before its fall. The Romans made great contributions to art, literature, and architecture during its run. When Rome was eventually conquered by invaders, the empire left behind an impressive legacy that would last for millennia. However, a series of cultural, religious, economic, and social factors weakened the Roman Empire eventually led to its fall. Though the true cause of the

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    The Roman and Mongolian empires were among the largest contiguous nations in the history of humanity. The provinces of their empires stretched across vast swaths of the globe, and their dominion included a diverse variety of cultures and people. These nations were able to accomplish this because of certain advantages given to them by their cultures and value systems. The Roman and Mongolian armies used superior technology, combined with military and political stratagems, to conquer and rule extremely

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    biggest empire (at the time) , Rome, fall? The Roman empire was full of conquered people, no one wanted to stay. Rome was full of problems but the biggest problems were foreign invaders, political assassinations, and miliary laziness, the Roman empire was bound to fall. A big reason for the fall of Rome was foreign invaders like barbarians. “The Hun exceed any definition of savagery” (Document D). That quote show that the Huns, foreign invaders, were more skilled and fiercer than the Romans. This

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    Roman Empire Barbarians

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    The Roman Empire was an ancient superpower but poor leadership and attacks from barbarians brought it to its knees. One of the major factors that contributed to the fall was overexpansion. Rome’s army could not keep up with all the barbarians attacking Rome on several fronts. When Rome finally stopped expanding, money stopped pouring in. This made Rome rely more on taxpayer money to pay for the expensive army. The increase of taxes was hard on the working people who had other economic troubles. One

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    Fall Of The Roman Empire For over five hundred years the Roman Empire was a colossal force, at its largest it contained a quarter of the world’s population. The immensity of the territory of Rome required that power be delegated amongst many bureaucrats and politicians. The requirements of the Roman army to secure such a large territory helped to spread thin the Roman governments resources. Between the internal uprisings and the external attacks from Germanic tribes, the Roman army could barely

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    specific event, as it was facilitated by numerous events that led to an inevitable decline of the Empire. The timeframe in which these events occurred was not simply a couple of days, but hundreds of years. After all, they say that Rome was not built in a day, and the same can be said of its fall. Money, the root of countless historical problems, was the seed that laid the downfall of Rome. The Empire, for the most part, relied on taxation to fill the treasury to fund all facets of government. In

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    For many years, the Roman Empire was considered the most dominant empire ever, but they were easily passed by the Mongolian Empire hundreds of years later. The Mongols were a vast Empire spread all across Asia and become dominant under the ruling of Genghis Khan, and the Romans were a vast Empire spread across Europe. The Mongols first started in 1279 and a huge line of successors was born, each leading their empire to greatness. They were able to build a huge empire and dictatorship and conquer

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