Worksheet3: Determining the causes of the problem

Date: Group Members:

Social Problem:

Lack of safety after the fall of Rome.

Briefly list several underlying factors that contribute to the problem that you have identified (support these factors with evidence):

• Lack of a strong central government: the collapse of the Roman Empire left Europe without military protection and vulnerable to the invasions by the Muslims, the Vikings, and the Magyars (see evidence in worksheet #2)

• Weak kings were unable to collect taxes

• European leaders were unable to restore Roman institutions