As the roman empire declined, its famous road system suffered. roads gradually broke down because they were not maintained. what was a major effect of this? a. the empire wasted money on building new roads. b. communication in the empire became less reliable. c. the population grew in cities of the empire. d. wheeled carts and chariots were no longer effective.

By the year 1900 new york city had more than just people of british heritage. there were more people of italian descent than the cities of florence, genoa and venice put together. it was home to more irish than dublin (the capital of ireland) and more germans than hamburg. joining them were many thousands of people of polish, hungarian, and czech descent. what term best describes new york cities changing culture? a a pot of chili b a bowl of sugar c a cup of coffee d a slice of cheese