Asked by berlanda

What was an effect of the decline in trade after the fall of the Roman Empire?

People moved to new urban areas.
Small farms struggled and failed.
There was a shift to a rural society.
Trade grew in other parts of Europe.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
There was a shift to a rural society.

With long-distance trade collapsed, cities declined and people moved to the countryside, leading to localized, agrarian (manorial/feudal) economies rather than urban, market-based ones.