Step Two: Your teacher has told you that: The fall of the Roman Empire was not due to one event but due to many events combined. Write a paragraph of five to eight sentences in which you explain what your teacher means by this statement. You must provide at least five well-developed examples, organize your response carefully, and check for accurate spelling and grammar.

There wasn't a single thing that brought Rome to its knees, but instead a dastardly combination of several factors. At the source of everything, the Roman government was incredibly corrupt and ineffective, and Roman citizens did not trust in the leaders of the Republic. In addition, the rise of Christianity and the shying away from the Roman polytheistic religious traditions also contributed, as the latter viewed the emperor as having deistic authority. Finally, because of the sheer size of the Empire, it was incredibly hard to govern on the fringes and the Roman Empire spent too much money bolstering its military might.