In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

[Q]: Successive invasions of Germanic tribes finalized the decline of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century , while the Eastern Roman Empire persisted throughout the Middle Ages , in a state called the Roman Empire by its citizens , and labelled the Byzantine Empire by later historians .
[A]: Successive invasions of Germanic tribes meant the end of the Western Empire in the 5th century , but the Eastern Empire persisted throughout the Middle Ages as the Byzantine Empire .


[Q]: Ric Flair 's " Career Threatening " match against Shawn Michaels was next , which stipulated that Flair would have to retire from wrestling if he had lost .
[A]: Ric Flair put his career on the line next against Shawn Michaels .


[Q]: The area was selected in the 1960s to accommodate a new town then designated the name " Lille-Est " , which was to channel the growth of the agglomeration of Lille city and development of institutions based in the area .
[A]:
Its site was selected in the 1960s to accommodate the new town of Lille-Est , which was to channel the development of the agglomeration .