How Did Rome Fall Into The Dark Ages

During this time period Europe fell into the Dark Ages because the empire of Rome crumbled. Stability, advances in technology, and culture were lost throughout Europe. This caused mass chaos throughout the vast empire. In 410, the city of Rome was invaded by the Visigoths. This was the beginning of the end of the Western Roman Empire. Europe emerged on 800 A.D. One of the commentators in this documentary refers to Rome as the ‘Mother of the World” I think that this phrase meant that it was the the biggest and most important city in the world because of the stability it provided throughout the empire until it fell into the Dark Ages. Some of the consequences from this historical event were small kingdoms forming,reading and writing were vanishing,and loss of advancements. The fall of Roman empire meant no progress towards technology, scientific advances, and trade.

The aqueducts broke down which lead to a limited amount of water. This is because the aqueducts brought water to the town. They lost all advances in technology and science. Many people were homeless and had to hunt and scavenge for food to survive. Wars and fighting broke out because people wanted to rule a part of the empire that was now crumbling. Then, Clovis came to power he was an important historical figure because he converted to the religion Christianity. Clovis turned into Christian because he thought that god would be on his side and that it would submit his power. Since he converted more people would start converting to follow in their leader's foot steps. Since more people would now start following him he would gain more power. Clovis now had a new set of allies such as Roman bishops and churchmen because of his