compare and contrast how they failed and fell

compare and contrast how they failed and fell

1. Han dynasty, china

   • ended 220 CE
   • had a peasant revolt since rich families
     • called yellow turban rebellion
   • rivarly among elite factions created instability
     • Han: castrated court officials loyal to emperor and Confucian educated scholar bureaucrats
   • this empire was recreated thanks to the Tang, Sui, and Song

2. roman empire

   • ended 476 CE
   • Rome western part collasped while eastern went on for a while.
   • rome had no official emperor but had lots who claimed the title
   • population went down
   • never was able to recreate this empire

3. both

   • both expanded there empires but over expansion cause them to be unable to protect their empires
     • both 55 mil. peeps
     • lack in resources
   • china: nomadics occupying the frontiers, lots of breaches
   • roman: germanic slip in and took over roman