Question 3: (fill in the blanks) after the death of the roman empire slowly started to decline. potential new emperors began to focus on pleasing the at the expense of the . the resulting was just one reason for the fall of the empire.

After the death of Marcus Aurelius, the Roman empire slowly started to decline. Potential new emperors began to focus on pleasing the rich Patricians at the expense of the poor plebeians . The resulting decadence was just one reason for the fall of the empire.

(It needs to be pointed out that as the question seems incomplete and lacks more context, the answer might not meet the its standards).

Blank 1 is Marcus

Blank 2 is Military

Blank 3 is People

Blank 4 is Economic

I took the quick check. It was correct.

countries such as spain, france and portugal colonized the region. although most of latin america was colonized by spain, the countries of portugal and france also had major influences on the region. due to war and disease, native populations were decimated.

according to classical republican political theory, which democratic republics would function best?

a.   small republics, with people who had similar interests

b.   large republics, with people who had competing interests

c.   republics made up entirely of landowners

d.   republics made up entirely of servants