Rome Lives On
When the Roman Empire fell, its systems and values did not fall with it. Even after it fell there were very few changes within the rural economy and the Roman Empire continued to influence it. It began its decline in the 5th and 6th centuries because of the barbarian advances. Once the Roman Empire fell large Roman landowners developed a system to combine their hold over land and laborers. This system is called Manorialism. It was the most prominent form of the rural economy in Western Europe from the 6th century to the 13th century. In manorialism those who worked the land were made dependent on their lords through serfdom and in return the lords protected them. Although these manors were not Roman, the roman landlords were simply replaced by European ones. These manors instituted agricultural concepts from the Romans in addition to a laws and a judicial system known as the manorial court. The manorial court was run by an official called the …show more content…
The American economy greatly developed since the days of manorialism, it does not use the concept of serfdom, but it still maintains some elements such as small land farmers renting out land. In addition to this, America has developed a more complex judicial system with laws, but like manorialism the American system has rules to live by. These rules are directly influenced by the Greeks and Romans. America also has a system for punishment when these rules are not followed. The systems that are implemented in the United States today may have never been developed had it not been for the Greeks and in the Romans and their influence on the middle ages. The continuous line of manorial tendencies shows that the economic and political systems of the Roman Empire never actually
When the Roman Empire fell, its systems and values did not fall with it. Even after it fell there were very few changes within the rural economy and the Roman Empire continued to influence it. It began its decline in the 5th and 6th centuries because of the barbarian advances. Once the Roman Empire fell large Roman landowners developed a system to combine their hold over land and laborers. This system is called Manorialism. It was the most prominent form of the rural economy in Western Europe from the 6th century to the 13th century. In manorialism those who worked the land were made dependent on their lords through serfdom and in return the lords protected them. Although these manors were not Roman, the roman landlords were simply replaced by European ones. These manors instituted agricultural concepts from the Romans in addition to a laws and a judicial system known as the manorial court. The manorial court was run by an official called the …show more content…
The American economy greatly developed since the days of manorialism, it does not use the concept of serfdom, but it still maintains some elements such as small land farmers renting out land. In addition to this, America has developed a more complex judicial system with laws, but like manorialism the American system has rules to live by. These rules are directly influenced by the Greeks and Romans. America also has a system for punishment when these rules are not followed. The systems that are implemented in the United States today may have never been developed had it not been for the Greeks and in the Romans and their influence on the middle ages. The continuous line of manorial tendencies shows that the economic and political systems of the Roman Empire never actually