Chinese Empire Vs Roman Empire Research Paper
An empire is an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority. Most empires rise because of a strong personality or a ruler/king that conquers other land to make it his own. Usually a ruler has good ideas and a plan that will make his empire stronger and bigger. For example, discovering new technology, desire to become an empire, and good economy. While all empires fall because their ruler dies, the enemy finds better technology, fighting themselves, natural disasters, and invasions. The rise of two great empires, (the Roman and Chinese Empires) in the first century showed great military advancement, good economic trade, and large territories. They fell because of the decline in economic trade, changing of populations,
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The Roman and Han Empires raised taxes to support their growing armies. As taxes increased, the poor were unable to pay them. Since rich landowners in both empires were not required to pay taxes, a lot of people fled to these landlords for protection. In Rome, this affected trade by making the tax go up, creating inflation. Both Empires experienced social issues. People became angered with the raise in taxes and started to revolt in China. They used their military to stop these revolts but soon needed more soldiers. On the other hand, the Romans did not struggle with revolts but instead religion. As Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire, officials tried to eliminate it. They tried to create laws banning Christianity with the consequence being the cruel punishments or death but that didn’t work. Of course, all plans failed and Christianity continued to spread. Many factors played role in the fail of once powerful empires. Both empires flourished and had a very successful reign. In spite of that, the mistakes made by the central governments caused huge problems socially, economically and politically. The failure of these empires can be determined by angry citizens, decline in trade and crops, and attacks from nomadic peoples as well as messed up
The Roman and Han Empires raised taxes to support their growing armies. As taxes increased, the poor were unable to pay them. Since rich landowners in both empires were not required to pay taxes, a lot of people fled to these landlords for protection. In Rome, this affected trade by making the tax go up, creating inflation. Both Empires experienced social issues. People became angered with the raise in taxes and started to revolt in China. They used their military to stop these revolts but soon needed more soldiers. On the other hand, the Romans did not struggle with revolts but instead religion. As Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire, officials tried to eliminate it. They tried to create laws banning Christianity with the consequence being the cruel punishments or death but that didn’t work. Of course, all plans failed and Christianity continued to spread. Many factors played role in the fail of once powerful empires. Both empires flourished and had a very successful reign. In spite of that, the mistakes made by the central governments caused huge problems socially, economically and politically. The failure of these empires can be determined by angry citizens, decline in trade and crops, and attacks from nomadic peoples as well as messed up