Roman Empire
...cluded from their own army? The practically jobless people realized that their cities were slowly falling, but no one bothered to stop their decline; it was something that had to happen. The loss of popular support to the oppressive government, increased government corruption, division of the empire, and internal power struggles were some political causes that led to the fall of Rome. In Document 2, two causes for the fall of Rome were: the large size, and the introduction to Christianity. Because the Empire grew too large, it became uneasy to control. It was inevitable for the fall to occur, no matter how much anyone tried. Jesus' introduction to Christianity also started a change. The clergy (priests) helped change the moral values of society. It no longer mattered much, and military power was buried or thrown away. The rich's wealth was taken away and given to charity (poor). In Document 3, the Muller's explanation for the decline was an economic issue. As the Empire grew stronger, so did economy. When the Empire started to decline, business ceased and there was little progress, so that also crashed along with the empire itself. Slavery caused another problem to the Roman Empire. Slaves took the jobs of farmers; bosses preferred slaves (low wages); farmers were left unemployed. They fled to the cities for search of better life, only to find more unemployment, famine, and bad living conditions. In this case, poor farmers lost jobs and land and became even more poor, while the rich landowners/slave owners got richer because they could pay less (for slaves as opposed to farmers) and hire even more slaves. This is an example of the rich getting richer; the poor getting poorer In Document 5, the cause of problems in the military was that of in...