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    The document discusses theories for why technology may have contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire. Specifically, it argues that the Romans failed to continue advancing their technology and adapting it to help their population. As other empires improved their technologies, the Romans fell behind. When plagues hit and reduced the population, the stagnant technology could not support recovery. Ultimately, the Romans' refusal to keep learning and improving their techniques left them vulnerable to invasion and decline.

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    The document discusses theories for why technology may have contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire. Specifically, it argues that the Romans failed to continue advancing their technology and adapting it to help their population. As other empires improved their technologies, the Romans fell behind. When plagues hit and reduced the population, the stagnant technology could not support recovery. Ultimately, the Romans' refusal to keep learning and improving their techniques left them vulnerable to invasion and decline.

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    Some of the key takeaways are that the fall of Rome was due to multiple factors rather than a single cause, and that a lack of technological advancement and adaptation contributed to its decline.

    Some major factors that contributed to the fall of Rome included a series of invasions, poor cultural development over centuries, stagnating population levels and agricultural output, and the loss of a functional government and polity.

    The lack of technological advancement and adaptation negatively impacted Rome. The Romans failed to continue innovating and learning from other advancing empires. This technological stagnation weakened Rome's ability to defend itself and support its population.

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    Why Technology Led to the Fall of Rome

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    Why Technology Led to the Fall of Rome

    The cause of a fall of the Roman Empire cannot be confined to just one. In fact, the

    topic is still debated among the historians. As for theories, there are so many to justify

    the fall. The theories specify how it wasn’t one event that led to the downfall of such a

    superpower. The scholars agree to the point as well and they think that a series of

    factors added up to the causes, resulting in a steady decline. The historians find the

    downfall of the Rome, hard to explain.

    To be specific on how the technology was added to the issue, the stop of the

    technological advancement. The Romans were undeniably the great engineers,

    however, they did not focus their talents on producing the goods in an effective manner

    to help the population (Ketton-Cremer). Some historians like the William Rosen would

    say that the Romans failed to know the arch building techniques and to be honest, they

    never cared. Some blame the poor cultural development for centuries that ended up in

    the fall.

    The lack of the adaptation to the development and not even trying to do so gave enough

    space for other armies to invade the region. After the same, Justinian tried to put back

    the Empire together and then the plague struck. Then, the impact was high. 30% of the

    people were dying. These people were the ones who held the society together and their

    death led to possibilities of other dynasties invading this place. After this incident, the

    population levels and agricultural output became stagnant and for centuries, no

    improvement was seen.

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    The technological improvements were mandatory to make the best for the population.

    Other nations like the China ensured the process of learning continued. Yes, for the

    Romanian citizens, the problem was more than just the adaptation. They failed to learn

    anything as well while the other empires were relying on this improvement (Daley). After

    the infamous Black Death things, the situations started to turn in favor to the Europeans,

    which led to the inventions of many. The discoveries in the scientific method helped

    them conquer the world and for almost a millennium, they conquered everything. The

    fall of the empire as a whole can be understood using a simple scenario.

    Let us consider the situation wherein an individual is a part of the warriors and skalds

    and they have always seen only glory in the Roman Empire. Their weakness lies in the

    manly activities like the reading and writing. Given the fact that the warriors are strong

    and fearsome, the technological process has been a scene (Wood). The need for the

    humans to look out for greater answers did not arise. The advancement in technology

    was all about the futuristic thoughts. The basic needs were being fulfilled anyway. There

    was a profound disdain for the weaklings who were in the front run.

    In addition to these, the Visigoths played a major role in the downfall. They broke the

    back of the Western part of the Empire completely. Especially, they made an impact in

    the parts of Italy and totally sacked Roman. However, they weren’t really interested in

    conquering the Rome itself, to be specific, they didn’t want to take it for themselves nor

    did they want to take complete control of it. All they wanted was the destruction of the

    Rome, so that the power that the Rome had in their side. From their point of view, the

    power the Rome had has been abusing them for so long and that is the reason why

    they badly wanted the Roman Empire to fall. There were many other dynasties that

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    seeked for the same due to the very reason. Secondly, there was a rampage and the

    enormous migration added to the issues in the western regions. Between these two

    issues,the large scale government was completely destroyed which made the empire

    lose its basic functionality as a whole. The loss of the proper functional polity makes

    sure that any given empire falls. This led to more gap.

    In fact, the greater inventions and the small upgradations to the existing technologies

    have been happening in the early middle ages. One of the most notable such inventions

    was the windmill, however, it was known acknowledged then by the Romans. Other

    than that, as we all know, the Dark Ages had a lot to contribute to the downfall. The

    Romans, all they had to do was to coordinate with their growth, which they failed to do.

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    References

    Daley, Dennis M. "The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Lessons On

    Management". International Journal Of Public Administration, vol 21, no. 1,

    1998, pp. 127-143. Informa UK Limited, doi:10.1080/01900699808525300.

    Accessed 13 Dec 2018.

    Ketton-Cremer, R. W. "The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire". English, vol

    13, no. 76, 1961, pp. 152-153. Oxford University Press (OUP),

    doi:10.1093/english/13.76.152.

    Wood, Ian. "The Fall Of The Western Empire And The End Of Roman Britain".

    Britannia, vol 18, 1987, p. 251. JSTOR, doi:10.2307/526450.

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