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Fall of Rome

Fall of Rome. Why West Fell- Economic. Small farmers abandoned land Became workers on large estates Lost desire to increase production Heavy, unjust taxation Burdened people Destroyed ambition to work and progress Widespread use of slaves Debasing of currency. Why West Fell- Social.

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Fall of Rome

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  1. Fall of Rome

  2. Why West Fell-Economic • Small farmers abandoned land • Became workers on large estates • Lost desire to increase production • Heavy, unjust taxation • Burdened people • Destroyed ambition to work and progress • Widespread use of slaves • Debasing of currency

  3. Why West Fell-Social • People only interested in luxury & survival • Ideals had almost vanished • Sharp class distinctions • Disease • Cities declined • Previous centers of culture and industry • People fled to rural regions • Decline in infastructure

  4. Why West Fell-Military • Roman armies included German mercenaries • Armies considered themselves masters of the state, not its servants

  5. Why West Fell-Political • Corrupt dictatorial government • Did not have people’s loyalty • Empire could not be governed efficiently from one central city • Primitive transportation • Poor communication • Rivalry over succession led to civil wars

  6. Germanic Invasion • Germans allowed to settle • Huns pushed more Germans in • Visigoths in Spain • Ostrogoths in Italy • Vandals in North Africa • Franks in Gaul • Angles & Saxons in Britain • 476AD-last Roman emperor • Other factors of decline made them vulnerable to external attack.

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