B. Because even with many issues that plagued the Roman Empire economically and politically, By the later years of the empire the Roman military was mainly comprised of trained Barbarian soliders who were inferior to earlier Roman soliders causing a significant decrease in the Roman Empires's Military capablities so many barbarian tribes that began to grow such as the Huns, Vandals, Goth etc. Put immense pressure on the Empire, driving them into the ground economically and causing many issues within the government and eventually being sacked, thus marking the end of the Roman Empire. Sorry for the wall of text but hope this helped :)
Germany is not a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, primarily due to the fact that much of the United Nations was created by the Allies after World War II.
There were several major factors that contributed to the rise of the Renaissance in Italian city-states but the best option is "<span>(4) ease of travel on the Northern European Plain"</span>
The cultures that would be the affected would be the existing culture of the territories that was acquired by the new ruler or nation and in some cases the new owner of the territory acquired. It would be affected because it need to adjust in the new norms and cultures that transcend whether it is the culture of majority or minority and both need to compromise to provide satisfactory results on all sides.
