... left at the end of the Roman Empire were clans of people who had no since of government or citizenship. From the heights of a distorted democracy, to the pits of anarchy renamed the Dark Ages. Following these years of confusion and suffering, a different type of government evolved. Feudalism originated in the 9th and 10th centuries and was the formal type of government till, sticking with the theme, it slowly was weeded out of society. Feudalism, though nothing compared to the complex systems of government ... to the citizens of the Roman Empire. The characteristics were the injuries of...

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