The effectiveness of Roman rule can easily be seen in the fact that the fall of Rome led to

1) political chaos and economic collapse in western Europe
2) the rapid rise of a new European empire

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Which do you think it is?
I think it is 1. But i'm not sure if choice 2 refers to the Byzantine Empire, which in that case, I think it would be 2.
The key word in 2) is rapid. Ever hear of the dark ages?
I heard of them but i'm not exactly sure about them.
The Dark Ages in Europe followed the end of the Roman Empire.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ages