Why Did The Roman Empire's Fall?

The Roman Empire has fell because of many reasons. One of the reasons the Roman Empire fell is because of disease. Disease spread all throughout the Roman Empire. In the “Fall of the Roman Empire” reading it said “Disease, which likely began to spread through Rome because of the large and active trade networks, also weakened Rome by killing off many people.” Another reason the Roman Empire has fell is because of drought. In the “Fall of the Roman Empire” reading it said “Drought and overuse of the land in some areas made farming difficult as well.” Drought spread all over Roman land. In the “Fall of the Roman Empire” reading it said “ Facing diseases and more taxes, and seeing the rich people enjoy themselves as if there were no problems,
the working people of Rome began to resent this system and lose respect for the empire.” The Han Empire has also fell for many reasons. One of the reasons the Han Empire fell is because of natural disaster. Natural disasters happen all throughout the world. In the “Fall of the Han Empire” it said “Natural disasters, including epidemics, droughts, and floods, hurt farm production and also killed many people, and many peasants were left hungry and without work.” The reading also stated that rebellions from within, enemies from outside, and corruption in their own system, the Han Empire became very weak. Another reason the Han Empire has fell is because of people not paying taxes. In the “Fall of the Han Empire” it said “the empire began taxing people more to pay for a larger army. The combination of more taxes and less food made people even more upset, and the rebellions increased, weakening the power of the central government.” Corruption in the government bureaucracy made matters worse because of taxes. In the “Fall of the Han Empire” it said “During these times of crisis, some officials were keeping part of the tax money they collected for themselves. Of course, as the people who paid the taxes learned about this over time, they became even angrier. “