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Peter Dang
December 15, 2006
AP World History
Empire Fall Comparison Essay
Comparison Between The fallen Roman Empire and the Chinese Dynasties
As many empires go, eventually they would decline. This was usually because of controversies between financial and political problems. For example, some of the Chinese empires such as the Han and the Quin fell for these reasons. The same thing eventually happened to the Roman Empire. Of course, both of these civilizations were successful for a time before they fell to the ashes of defeat. Although the birds of war approached, which was possibly one of the leading reasons. The humans did not like most of the pressure put upon them during times of depression, like these empires.
In China, the Han dynasty fell because of several reasons. One of them was corruption in the court, leading to the sale of offices and corruption in rulers. The rulers were abusing their power upon the dynasty, which was a large reason why it went down eventually. The Mongols soon invaded the country, even though China had one of their defenses currently up, like the Great Wall. All of this caused internal uprising taxes, leading to suffering as many of the citizens weren’t able to pay what they were supposed to. There were some secret societies, like the yellow Turbars, which were covertly planning in the country. Also, civil war was a common sight in the country at the current moment; this was called the Period of Division, which lasted for about 400 years. They were fighting each other because of the controversies between rulers. During this time, Buddhism managed to enter China, becoming one of the mainstream religions.
For the Qin Dynasty, by the early 20th century, mass civil disorder had begun and continuously grown. Puyi, the eldest son of Zaifeng, Prince Chun, was appointed successor at age two, leaving Zaifeng with the regency. In mid 1911 Zaifeng created the "Imperial Family Cabinet", a ruling council of the Imperial Government. With Zaifeng gone, Yuan Shi-kai and his Beiyang commanders effectively dominated Qing politics. He reasoned that going to war would be unreasonable and costly, especially when noting that the Qing Government had a goal for constitutional monarchy. Similarly, Sun Yat-sen's government wanted a Republican constitutional reform, both aiming for the benefit of China's economy and populace. The collapse of the Qing dynasty in 1912 brought an end to over 2000 years of imperial China and began an extended period of instability, not just at the national level but in many areas of peoples' lives. This lead to some critisism.
The Roman Empire fell like the aforementioned empire. For example, the overwhelming majority of the population had been systematically excluded from political responsibilities; they couldn’t protect or serve in the army, and were slipping away. The Christians were too passive; along with that, the money from the churches was drained down. Economy was shutting down because Rome stopped expansion. The maintenance of the army and of the vast bureaucracy was required by a central government. Everyone fled from their occupations. Consequently, foreigners poured into this lack of soldiers, with most of them German. Every country was able to attack the Roman Empire, as it was a unified attack on the country. Some of the smaller problems were that a certain amount of people complained about the coliseum battles, such as when one of the competitors did not die in the battle. However, what did deeply influence the entire kingdom was the fact some things could not be controlled, regardless of it.
As you could see, all of these empires met their fall eventually. Although there was some moments in which an empire may seem unstoppable compared to others, there would always be a breach somewhere that causes them to fall over. For example, the Roman Empire controlled much of the world at a point before making a mistake somewhere, which lead to its doom. Some of the empires managed to stay around for a long time—about hundreds of years. They all fell because of one bad ruler.
December 15, 2006
AP World History
Empire Fall Comparison Essay
Comparison Between The fallen Roman Empire and the Chinese Dynasties
As many empires go, eventually they would decline. This was usually because of controversies between financial and political problems. For example, some of the Chinese empires such as the Han and the Quin fell for these reasons. The same thing eventually happened to the Roman Empire. Of course, both of these civilizations were successful for a time before they fell to the ashes of defeat. Although the birds of war approached, which was possibly one of the leading reasons. The humans did not like most of the pressure put upon them during times of depression, like these empires.
In China, the Han dynasty fell because of several reasons. One of them was corruption in the court, leading to the sale of offices and corruption in rulers. The rulers were abusing their power upon the dynasty, which was a large reason why it went down eventually. The Mongols soon invaded the country, even though China had one of their defenses currently up, like the Great Wall. All of this caused internal uprising taxes, leading to suffering as many of the citizens weren’t able to pay what they were supposed to. There were some secret societies, like the yellow Turbars, which were covertly planning in the country. Also, civil war was a common sight in the country at the current moment; this was called the Period of Division, which lasted for about 400 years. They were fighting each other because of the controversies between rulers. During this time, Buddhism managed to enter China, becoming one of the mainstream religions.
For the Qin Dynasty, by the early 20th century, mass civil disorder had begun and continuously grown. Puyi, the eldest son of Zaifeng, Prince Chun, was appointed successor at age two, leaving Zaifeng with the regency. In mid 1911 Zaifeng created the "Imperial Family Cabinet", a ruling council of the Imperial Government. With Zaifeng gone, Yuan Shi-kai and his Beiyang commanders effectively dominated Qing politics. He reasoned that going to war would be unreasonable and costly, especially when noting that the Qing Government had a goal for constitutional monarchy. Similarly, Sun Yat-sen's government wanted a Republican constitutional reform, both aiming for the benefit of China's economy and populace. The collapse of the Qing dynasty in 1912 brought an end to over 2000 years of imperial China and began an extended period of instability, not just at the national level but in many areas of peoples' lives. This lead to some critisism.
The Roman Empire fell like the aforementioned empire. For example, the overwhelming majority of the population had been systematically excluded from political responsibilities; they couldn’t protect or serve in the army, and were slipping away. The Christians were too passive; along with that, the money from the churches was drained down. Economy was shutting down because Rome stopped expansion. The maintenance of the army and of the vast bureaucracy was required by a central government. Everyone fled from their occupations. Consequently, foreigners poured into this lack of soldiers, with most of them German. Every country was able to attack the Roman Empire, as it was a unified attack on the country. Some of the smaller problems were that a certain amount of people complained about the coliseum battles, such as when one of the competitors did not die in the battle. However, what did deeply influence the entire kingdom was the fact some things could not be controlled, regardless of it.
As you could see, all of these empires met their fall eventually. Although there was some moments in which an empire may seem unstoppable compared to others, there would always be a breach somewhere that causes them to fall over. For example, the Roman Empire controlled much of the world at a point before making a mistake somewhere, which lead to its doom. Some of the empires managed to stay around for a long time—about hundreds of years. They all fell because of one bad ruler.