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The Fall of the Roman Empire - Coggle Diagram
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Economic Causes
Inflation
Definiton
Inflation refers to a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period.
Causes
Emperos started making more coin but they used less silver in them
Coins were made with cheaper materials,they were worth less
The empire made too much bad money, which caused the value of coins to drop.
Inflation ruined savings, hurt businesses, and made it hard to pay soldiers fairly.
Concecuences
The prices go up a lot and people needed more coins to buy the same things
It became harder to buy and sell things and the economy got weaker
Farms and businesses closed because money had no real value anymore.
Rome couldn’t afford to pay for roads, armies, or public services anymore.
Militar Causes
Barbaran invasions
Loss of battles
Rome lost some important battles that made the empire weaker
Looting and loss of territory
Barbarian tribes also gained territory
Infiltration in the roman army
there where some infilrated troops
Constant pressure on the borders
Barbarian tribes constantly attacked Rome
Army weakness
Strategic Failiure
The defensive system broke
Soldiers became weaker
Low Morale And Loyalty
Soldiers had no Loyalty
Lack of recources
The empire had no money to pay
Political causes
Corruption
Officials who accepted bribes
Poor tax management
Sale of public offices
Diversion of state resources for personal benefit
Weak leadership
Internal power struggles.
Lack of unity in the government.
Unstable or ineffective emperors.
Lack of unity in the government.
Social causes
Inequality
Most laws and decition benefit the rich people so the poor people felt ignored
Rome had to hire soliders from other parts so they dont care abaut rome
The welthy romans own huge farms so the poor farmers cant compete with them
The social unhappynes cause civil wars and sociel unrest in rome
Loss of civic values
Officials became more focused on personal wealth and power than serving the Empire.
With fewer people committed to the common good, the tax system became corrupt and unfair.
Citizens, stopped feeling responsible for the benefit of Rome. They avoided military service and public office.
People no longer felt strong loyalty to Rome
High taxes
Causes
The roman government needed a lot of money to pay to the soldiers and build thing
Rome spent too much on wars and couldn’t support its economy anymore.
Trade slowed down due to attacks, making it harder to get goods and resources.
Concecuences
roman empire raised taxes so make people make pay more especially farmers and owners of small lands
Many people couldn`t pay the taxes so they scaped or stop working
This made empire start losing a lot of money and makin empire get more poor and weak
Definition
Mandatory payments to government for public services and infrastructure funding.