Question

What was one major result of people moving from urban to rural areas after the fall of the Roman Empire?

Many people had no access to schools, so education declined.
New schools were built in rural areas rather than in cities.
Children learned as much about farming as they did about school subjects.
Students often traveled long distances to reach urban schools.

Answer 1

Many people had no access to schools, so education declined.

After the fall of the Roman Empire cities shrank and urban schools and administrative institutions collapsed. Formal education became much less available outside monasteries and a few cathedral schools, so literacy and schooling rates fell.