The Fall of the Roman Empire

Political Causes• Government has total control

• Civil wars

• Decrease support from the people

• Empire was divided into East and West

Military Causes• Germanic Invaders Attila the Hun

• Army untrained

• Mercenaries – paid soldiers

• Patriotism decreases

Social Causes• Patriotism decreased

• Bread and Circuses

• Famine increased

• Diseases increased

Economic Causes• Taxes increased• Rely on Slave Labor• Poverty and Famine• Farm output decreased• No goods to buy