the main reason was it was during this time the foundation was laid towards the industrial revolution, as new technologies and innovations were made to enable mass production and develop factories and an economy that was completely different from the existing one.
moreover, the revolutionary events such as the french revolution, american revolution showed that pure colonialism and the mercantilist way of economy was not working anymore.
moreover, the development of share markets, bonds, banks and financial institutions along with new and complex ways of financial instruments and derivatives, the foundation for the industrial and financial capitalism was laid.
Explanation: The essay prompt is asking for and argumentative essay because at the end of the prompt it’s asking “Which emperor did the most to improve the economy of the Roman Empire” this is asking “which Emperor” they want you to persuade them on why that “said emperor” did the most to improve..and so on and so forth.