Feudalism shaped the social structure of the Middle Ages. Under the feudal system, there was a strict social hierarchy. Clothing was a way to display which social class a person represented. Nobles, including lords and ladies, often were dressed in rich colored clothing, sometimes even with golden thread. Dying clothes was expensive at the time; therefore, only the wealthy could afford to have clothing made with vibrant clothes. Peasants wore undyed clothes in browns and grays mostly for two reasons. They were inexpensive, and because they worked the land, dirt was less predominant and they were easier to clean.
The effect that the collapse of the Western Roman Empire had on Western Europe was that Former Roman lands were divided into several Germanic kingdoms. Odoacer, the Germanic leader overthrew Romulus -the last Roman Emperor- in 476 CE. The Barbarians tribes such as the Goths had invaded many parts of the Western empire.
65 miles per hour is the constant of proportionality. The car travels 97.5 miles in 1.5 hours. It takes the car 2/5 of an hour, or 0.4 hours, or 24 minutes to travel 26 miles.
