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Slavery did not really weraken it. In the late empire slavery became a less important source of labour. The economic crisis led to deurbanisation. Many people left the cities and went to the country. They worked on the latifundia (large estates) as servile labourers. This development also laid the foundations for serfdom in the middle ages.
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Why did western empire weaken?
The western Roman Empire was less wealthy and harder to protect from invaders than the eastern Roman Empire
Why did the Western Empire weaken?
The western Roman Empire was less wealthy and harder to protect from invaders than the eastern Roman Empire
What factors made the Roman Empire weaken?
Internal contests for power, and the unstoppable influx of peoples from Eurasia.
What best explains why barbarian groups were able to weaken the Byzantine Empire?
Barbarians did not weaken the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine Empire was the eastern half of the Roman Empire that continued to thrive while its western counterpart ceased to exist due to Barbarian conquests. The Byzantine Empire was weakened and conquered by the Turks.
How did slavery begin in the middle ages?
Slavery was widely practiced in the Roman Empire, and medieval people inherited the practice from them.
How Long Did Roman Slavery Last?
The slavery in the Roman Era lasted until the fall of the Empire. It has been calculated that at least 25% of the population of the Empire was enslaved. In Italy the percentage was between 30 and 40% as it is noted by several scholars.
What problem helped weaken the Roman empire?
Rome's military problems weakened the empire because the soldiers started pledging their allegiance not to Rome, but to individual leaders.
What caused Rome's empire to weaken in the 400's?
The invasions of the western part of the Roman Empire led to its weakening and sparked the process which led to its fall in during this century. The eastern part of the Roman Empire was not affected by these invasions and continued to eixst for 1,000 years
Why did Justinian wanted his empire to be like the roman empire?
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What event introduced Christianity to slaves?
Slavery existed both in the Judean culture and in the Roman Empire where Christianity was founded. Christianity knew about slavery from the moment of its inception.
What did southern planters believe would weaken the system of slavery?
Southern planters believed that if slaves learned to read, it would weaken the system of slavery.
Why did slavery cause the Roman Empire to fall?
It didn't solely - it failed through the overwhelming influx of Eurasian peoples.
