Explanations:
Urban Decay was a big problem in Ancient Rome because Rome was built a beautiful and powerful place. After the empire started to fall, unemployment rate was so high and so many people were living on the streets that Rome started to decay. This is a picture of Rome when it was starting to decay.
Inferior Technology impacted the Fall of Rome because 400 years before the western empire collapsed, Romans started to create new technologies such as Aqueducts (shown in the picture), roads, and bridges. Because Romans mainly rely on manual labor, Romans found it hard to invent new technologies that would work better.
Public Health: These lead pipes brought sickness through water to the rich in Rome. This a picture of a lead pipe that disturbed public health.
Inflation: Over time, Roman money became less valuable because of it's loss of most gold. This is a picture of Roman coin.
Military spending: This picture shows Roman soldiers. After some time Rome had to start hiring soldiers from the streets, and from other countries because they had run into so many problems.
Political Corruption: This picture shows Julius Caesar, a Roman emperor who was assassinated by the Roman senate, throwing the republic off.
Because Rome had become so weak, they started to be attacked by Barbarians. This is a picture of a Barbaric attack.
Unemployment: During the later years of the empire farming was done on large estates called Latifundia owned by the rich. Romans started to lose these estates and started to live on the street, losing their jobs. This picture shows a Latifundia.
How Rome Fell
Rome fell because of many reasons. Richer Romans would get sick because their water came from lead pipes. They started to die off. Also, Rome had a problem with it's government. Rulers were assassinated, and nobody knew how to choose the next ruler. People started loosing their homes, so there were lots of homeless Romans living on the street. Unemployment was a big issue, which led to Urban Decay. Rome started to fall apart. Then Romans had to fight the battle of inflation. Because Rome had stopped conquering land, the flow of gold was irregular. Romans used gold to pay for things, which left Rome with almost no gold to make coins out of. Also, New technology started to be built, such as aqueducts, roads, and bridges. Since Romans relied so much on manual labor, it was hard for Romans to invent something that would work better. They could not produce enough goods for their growing population. Rome also spent most of their money for military expenses, so there was not a lot of money left for Rome to actually function. This led to Barbaric invasions, which Rome couldn't win because they had grown too weak.
Rome fell because of many reasons. Richer Romans would get sick because their water came from lead pipes. They started to die off. Also, Rome had a problem with it's government. Rulers were assassinated, and nobody knew how to choose the next ruler. People started loosing their homes, so there were lots of homeless Romans living on the street. Unemployment was a big issue, which led to Urban Decay. Rome started to fall apart. Then Romans had to fight the battle of inflation. Because Rome had stopped conquering land, the flow of gold was irregular. Romans used gold to pay for things, which left Rome with almost no gold to make coins out of. Also, New technology started to be built, such as aqueducts, roads, and bridges. Since Romans relied so much on manual labor, it was hard for Romans to invent something that would work better. They could not produce enough goods for their growing population. Rome also spent most of their money for military expenses, so there was not a lot of money left for Rome to actually function. This led to Barbaric invasions, which Rome couldn't win because they had grown too weak.
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The Eastern Empire
The Roman empire was divided into two by an emperor named Diocletian. The eastern side has a very different story compared to the western side. The western side fell in 476 A.D. The western empire was not as high in wealth and trade as the eastern empire, and fell earlier. The eastern empire fell in 1453 A.D.
Similarities of Rome and the U.S
1.) Elections were and are expensive in both empires.
2.) Continuous War in both empires.
3.) Income inequality and crushed middle class in both empires.
1.) Elections were and are expensive in both empires.
2.) Continuous War in both empires.
3.) Income inequality and crushed middle class in both empires.
Could the U.S Fall like Rome did?
I do think that the U.S could fall like Rome did because we have some of the problem that Rome did before it collapsed. For example, we have a big poverty rate and we have a lot of people living on the streets all over the nation. Also, we have a large crime rate as well as people being murdered, etc. The major reason that I think that the U.S. could fall like Rome is the government. It is divided into two; Republicans and Democrats. Even today the U.S. can't agree on anything because of the split. Look at the government today even. The government shut down because nobody could compromise.
I do think that the U.S could fall like Rome did because we have some of the problem that Rome did before it collapsed. For example, we have a big poverty rate and we have a lot of people living on the streets all over the nation. Also, we have a large crime rate as well as people being murdered, etc. The major reason that I think that the U.S. could fall like Rome is the government. It is divided into two; Republicans and Democrats. Even today the U.S. can't agree on anything because of the split. Look at the government today even. The government shut down because nobody could compromise.