There was constant warfare to fill the power vacuum left by Rome.

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Pro: Tribal chiefs, former Roman governors, generals, peasant leaders, and bandits carved the Western Roman Empire into smaller kingdoms. With no central authority, these kingdoms then competed for power.

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Pro: The frequent need to raise armies was a driving factor in the development of feudalism.

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There was constant warfare to fill the power vacuum left by Rome.

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Tribal chiefs, former Roman governors, generals, peasant leaders, and bandits carved the Western Roman Empire into smaller kingdoms. With no central authority, these kingdoms then competed for power.

The frequent need to raise armies was a driving factor in the development of feudalism.

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There was constant warfare to fill the power vacuum left by Rome.

Pro claim 1

Tribal chiefs, former Roman governors, generals, peasant leaders, and bandits carved the Western Roman Empire into smaller kingdoms. With no central authority, these kingdoms then competed for power.

Pro claim 2

The frequent need to raise armies was a driving factor in the development of feudalism.