HISTORY 2CC3 : Fall 2010
27 Sep 2011
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Medieval period institutions of the late roman empire, christianity, barbarians. Height of the roman empire was the 2nd century. Was very large part of the reasons that it fell; it got to large and diverse. Serious change that indicates a new type of world. Economic decline: deficiency with the method of production. They relied on slave labour and were not able to adapt when technology was needed. The army would normally recruit from italy; when soldiers retired they were given a plot of land. No longer need for this kind of army. They began recruiting less from italy and more from different areas therefore there was not as much loyalty to rome. Internal trade decline: desire from east but not much coming into rome. Led to a great inflation debase coins so that they were worth less. Crisis in agricultural life: use to be citizen farmers but that changed. Large estates bought farms and citizen farmers moved into cities.
