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How many miles apart were the farthest northern part of the Mongol Empire and the farthest southern part of the Mongol Empire?
552
What happened to Alexanders empire after death?
Macedonian generals were fighting for control over his empire.
Why was there a loss of common language in the roman empire?
There wasn't. The empire was so large, that it was split in half, the western empire and the eastern (Byzantine). The Byzantine empire lasted till 1492. In both empires, Greek was considered an elite language, just like speaking French or Italian was in the American colonies in the 1700's. Most Roman libraries had two sections- one section in Latin and one in Greek. The Byzantine empire used Greek as the main language after the Western empire broke apart in 476. Vandals from the north came into Italy and took it over, crowning them the emperor of rome. Later on, a great king from France, Charles the Great, formed a new empire, the Frankish empire, and named himself Emperor. At this time, the Latin in territories evolved. Modern English, called Germanic, is 40% Germanic and 50% Latin. French, Italian, Sicilian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese all have evolved from original latin. Sicilian and Romanian are the least evolved from Latin. Don't forget that most modern Europeans speak several languages.
Why did Rome fall in a small paragraph?
The late Roman empire was repeatedly invaded by several barbarian groups, most notably the Huns and Vandals. Due to lack of funding to urban upkeep, those who weren't rich lived in horribly and dangerous conditions. Soon, those with money left Rome to live on private estates, and they created private armies to defend their land. In the cities, inflation had increased the prices of goods immeasurably, and the Western part of the Roman Empire fell apart. The Eastern Empire underwent a change of power, and became the Byzantine Empire.
What is the language spoke mainly in the west of the empire?
The Latin language was spread across Western Europe during the Roman Empire. Latin was the main language spoken in the provinces of the Roman Empire and it was used for most official documents and religious ceremonies. Although Latin was the main language there were still regional dialects in use throughout the empire such as Celtic in Gaul and Iberian in Hispania. Latin also had an influence on the development of languages later used in Western Europe. The Romance languages such as Spanish French Italian and Portuguese all evolved from Latin. Additionally many of the Germanic languages such as German and English were also heavily influenced by Latin.
