WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Over time, the east thrived, while the west declined. In fact, after the western part of the Roman Empire fell, the eastern half continued to exist as the Byzantine Empire for hundreds of years. Therefore, the “fall of Rome” really refers only to the fall of the western half of the Empire.

Detailed explanation-2: -The West had gradually become peopled with various German tribes. In Africa were the Vandals; in Spain and southern Gaul, the Visigoths; in northwestern Spain, the Suevi; in southeastern Gaul, the Burgundians; in Britain, the Saxons and the Jutes; in Italy, the Heruli.

Detailed explanation-3: -The rise of the Eastern Empire The fate of Western Rome was partially sealed in the late third century, when Emperor Diocletian divided the Empire into two halves-the Western Empire seated in the city of Milan, and the Eastern Empire in Byzantium, later known as Constantinople.

Detailed explanation-4: -The city was located on the Bosporus Strait between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. Constantinople lay at the crossroads of important trade routes linking Europe and Asia. As a result, Constantinople was the most important city for trade for hundreds of years. The city and its people became very wealthy.