How Did The Fall Of Rome Affect The World

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While the Roman Empire stood, it lived as one of the strongest and most remarkable time civilizations in world history. Its effects on the world led up to today, from the way the United States and many other countries conducted trade and their government, to literature and romance languages. French, English, Italian, German, and Spanish are all languages derived from the Roman language, Latin. The Romans flourished as an empire from 31 BCE to 476 CE, and they had just as much of an effect on the world in its peak as it did during its downfall and after. Europe and Rome’s trade partners suffered a shock when Rome fell, but overall, Rome falling affected the world positively (Markel 125). The three main stages of the Roman empire’s downfall were