What resulted from the collapse of the western roman empire?

Short term effects:
- Centralized government disappears
- Loss of Greek and Roman learning and common language
- Transportation and communication halts

Long Term Effects:
- Constant warfare and invasions
- Cities abandoned as economic and political centers
- Population becomes mostly rural and agrarian
- Political, economic, and cultural face of Europe changes
- Feudalism develops
- Roman Catholic Church becomes a ruling power in Europe