Decline Of The Han Dynasty

The Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty civilizations both arose around the same time. While both civilizations had their highs in wealth and battle, they also had low points. They both eventually had problems that led to the fall of their society.

Both Rome and Han had large and effective trade routes such as The Han Dynasty’s Silk Road and The Roman Empire’s trade routes along the Mediterranean coast lines. Along Rome’s trade route, big or small Empires can trade with each other and Rome traded more broadly than Han China. But in The Han Dynasty, farmlands were more spread out throughout the Empire and farmers had more advanced agricultural tools and techniques which brought them an enormous amount of food, and also China had more natural resources such as salt, silk and gold, as a result, Rome traded more extensively to gain access to natural resources while Han China had enough natural resources for both using and trading so Han did not trade as wide as Rome

 Due to China’s geographical location of mountains, desserts, and jungles to the south, west and north, China was unable to intermingle with other cultures.  The Silk Road was constructed to aid the Han Dynasty of China with political contact with other kingdoms of Central Asia.

Contributions of both the fall of the Han Dynasty and the Western Roman empire were very common. For example, both the Han Dynasty and the Western Roman empire fell because of economic issues such as corruption. The great empires also fell because of diseases such as small pox and malaria. In fact, when the Han Dynasty and the Western Roman empire traded goods, they also traded the diseases to one another. Along with economy corruption the Han Dynasty and the Western Roman empire also fell because of their corrupt leaders. In contrast, the Han Dynasty fell due to weak tax collectors, too many people and too little land, plus many revolts. Western Rome fell because of unemployment, not enough people to do necessary jobs, and the idea that the people could create their own government and take over the existing government.

Both the Tang and Song Dynasties had very successful economies. The Silk Roads were reopened and restored during the Tang Dynasty. These were essential trade routes that opened a network of

The Qing dynasty (1916-1912) is the last imperial dynasty of China, it was consider as the most powerful country during the “golden age” ruled by Kang Xi and Qian Long, and it has over 400 million population and has the 1st ranked GDP in the world at the moment. The Qing has the supreme power at the time and has the significant influence in East Asian. However, the collapse of the Qing Dynasty made a humiliate history of China. The Qing dynasty doesn't fall suddenly, and the collapse of Qing is not just simply because domestic revolution and alien invasion. The failure of the Qing government is worthy to study, we need to take a deep step and explore the root cause of the collapse of Qing.

The Qin and the Han are two equally important dynasties that greatly expanded in their reign, although both the Qin and the Han had its own ideas on expansion. In fifteen years, the Qin Dynasty united the seven warring states. Emperor Qin’s rule resulted in the isolation of China from foreigners and brought upon strict rules and the removal of freedom. Under Emperor Qin’s rule, any action people took which angered the ruler could result in harsh punishment. Consequently, people were unhappy and often suffered from poverty. On the other hand, The Han dynasty lasted 426 years and managed to conquer more land, which gradually expanded and formed what China now is today. While isolation from the outside world was still present

Reading the biography of Hsü Teng from History of the Later Han, translated by Kenneth DeWoskin, I noticed that the compiler's belief in the story was hard to discern. The way that the compiler writes is mostly in descriptive sentences, and this makes it difficult to determine his/her tone in terms of belief or disbelief. The compiler's personal belief in the supernatural is less important than telling an enjoyable story.

To elaborate, Emperor Qin took great responsibility instituting the Book Burnings and the brutal genocide of scholars. In attempt to develop a systematic empire, Qin decided to host the Book Burnings where they burned an extensive amount of Confucian books that would potentially develop conflict towards his current philosophy, Legalism. Though this event purposely meant to prevent any rebellions from occurring, he refused to accept any criticism or suggestions that would alter his idea. According to the Student Handout, Yue warned him that burning the books wouldn’t benefit the Qin dynasty and eventually would lead to sudden downfall. (22) Illiterate and selfish, Qin neglected his critique and his advisor, Li Si, decided to instead attack

The Han Dynasty, the second imperial dynasty of Ancient China, was prosperous and innovative. The scientific development was extremely advanced for the time, and inventions such as the seismometer, sundial, and wheelbarrow greatly improved Ancient Chinese life (Cartwright “Achievements”, 2017). However, perhaps the most important invention of the Han Dynasty was paper. Paper affected countless areas of Ancient Chinese life by transforming the way information and art were recorded, consumed, and stored. While the origins of paper are unknown, its predecessors were flawed and in need of a replacement.

The Han dynasty was a golden era for China. It saw the greatest land confiscation of the nation’s history and economic success. In this paper I will be focusing on the structure of the national government, the monopolizing of iron and salt, the Yumen Pass and the Yellow Turban rebellion. Join me as we take a trip back in time to visit a time in Chinas history that is highly revered.

Many people argued that Empress Dowager Cixi accelerated the speed of the demise of the Qing dynasty. Cixi might be a blasting fuse but she was not accounted for the final fall of the dynasty. The actions Cixi took had profoundly changed the foundation of feudal China so as to push China forward into a modern stage. Although many historical data suggested that whatever Cixi had done were to consolidate her authority and personal status. But no matter what, the impact on the country was obvious. Cixi broke the previous traditions from Confucianism that had been lasted for centuries. Tensions between the Manchus and Han Chinese had been greatly improved, which made a great contribution to China for later unification. Under the reign of the Empress Dowager, the social structure had undergone a series of changes. Qing 's demise is doomed, this was resulted from issues that had stacked up from previous generations. Moreover, Cixi did her best to secure China’s status in the world in such a chaotic period in history. She made undeniable contributions to China.

The collapse of the Han and the Roman Empires during the classical era has some similar factors on the social and economic aspects, namely the decline in the trade and the widespread epidemic disease. However, each faced unique factors contributing to their collapse. In the Han Empire, the weak emperors didn't have a proper position as a emperor while the influence of army generals rise up gradually, whereas Rome’ ineffective later emperors concerned more with a life of pleasure than a desire to rule wisely.

Between the years of 1646 to 1912, the Qing Dynasty proclaimed the longest ruling dynasty in China. Over the 275 years of ruling China, the inevitable fall of the Qing Dynasty is still debated by historians. From key contributing factors such as internal crisis, inability to adequately cope with foreign powers and incompetent rulers who were unable to rise from old tradition led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty.

People’s nature determines that people like to hear compliments. Although it is well-known to us that nice words tend to be lies. Just as the old saying goes: bitter medicine cures sickness so unpalatable advice benefits conduct. As we all known, China has a long history. There were many dynasties in china history. And among which, some dynasties declined rapidly. Through history, we can easily draw a conclusion that rulers who adopt loyal people’s suggestion often succeeded in governing the country. Take Tang dynasty as an example, the emperor of the dynasty always took other people’s advice and took actions to deal with social problems, which contributed to the success of the economy and all aspects