Question 159526 • IL-MS World History A
After the Western Roman Empire fell, political instability and insecurity disrupted trade, and many cities shrank. The Eastern Roman Empire survived as the Byzantine Empire for roughly another thousand years, until 1453. Over time, Western and Eastern Europe also developed distinct religious and cultural traditions. Rome did not simply prosper despite the invasions, and increased crop production for trade was not a main effect of the empire’s fall.
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