The humid climate of the south was fantastic for growing tobacco and cotton, the south adopted an economic model similar to that of the English landed gentry (and many other countries.) that was hardly diversified at all because of the prime agricultural location the south was in.
The East Roman Empire was then called the Byzantine Empire. The East Roman Empire fell in 1453. The East Roman Empire fell about 1000 years after the Western Empire.
Slavery was justified by saying that it was 'natural' or 'beneficial' and that it was part of gods plan and to interfere was wrong. Also, people thought that slavery taught people how to live their lives if they thought they lacked the ability to. Mainly also because it was legal, however this is not a very good argument because it can be legal but unethical. Abolishing slavery would threaten the structure of society is another good point.
