<span>Absolute poverty is when you have no home, no money, no food. On the other hand, Realtive poverty is when you have some things, but not sufficient, then you are relatively poor to those who have more than you.</span>
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Local nobles started gaining power which led to the downfall of great empires like the roman empire. These nobles had a lot of land so they would give the land to vassals in exchange for protection and for resources. The states were smaller than before but the leaders were wealthy and powerful.
Because more men couldn't afford to support them.
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