Sources

1: Book: World History - Patterns of interactions.
2: Website: http://www.rome.info/history/empire/fall
3. Other: http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/fallromeeconomic/aleconoffal

1: According to the textbook, the Roman Empire declined because of military situations, political situations and inflation. Inflation is when a drastic drop in the value of money coupled with a rise in prices.

2: Many people blame the iniation of Christianity for the decline. Another reason people say the economy declined because they found it hard to find a new emperor. Throughout the next hundred years in Rome they had thirty seven different emperors. Twenty five of the emperors were assisnated. This contributed to the decline of Rome.

3: Another reason for the decline of the Roman Empire was because the economic policies of the emperors had a heavy impact on the lives of citizens.