Question

Around AD 200, the Roman Empire started to decline. Although the empire stretched from Europe to the Middle East, it struggled to support its army and communicate with local leaders. On top of that, it had leaders who used tax money to support themselves. Because of this, the empire had little money for or to pay its . Instead, these people would work for any powerful lords or groups that could pay them.

Answer 1

This is true. Local wealthy people who were merchants or warriors or similar started accumulating wealth and getting people to work for them. The empire was becoming weaker because it often couldn't control these local wealthy people. This is how the age of feudalism began since after the fall of the Roman Empire the country was divided into numerous smaller countries with feudal lords.