Use the drop-down menus to complete the sentences.

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After the death of
Choose
, the Roman empire slowly started to decline. Potential new emperors began to focus on pleasing the
Choose
at the expense of the
Choose
. The resulting
Choose
was just one reason for the fall of the empire.

After the death of

Choose: the Roman emperor
, the Roman empire slowly started to decline. Potential new emperors began to focus on pleasing the
Choose: nobility
at the expense of the
Choose: common people
. The resulting
Choose: social unrest
was just one reason for the fall of the empire.

After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the Roman empire slowly started to decline. Potential new emperors began to focus on pleasing the military at the expense of the economy. The resulting military overspending was just one reason for the fall of the empire.

After the death of Choose (Emperor), the Roman empire slowly started to decline. Potential new emperors began to focus on pleasing the Choose (Roman Senate) at the expense of the Choose (Roman citizens). The resulting Choose (corruption and political instability) was just one reason for the fall of the empire.