ROMAN EMPIRE AND THE HAN DYNASTY IN CHINA Rodrick Carter HIEU 201 Liberty University 29 November 2014 Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty in China The Roman Empire and Han Dynasty in China are two kingdoms that‚ despite the geographical difference between them‚ managed to achieve great success and failure in equal measure. Both were characterized by imperial dynasties that were headed by the emperors and they held large territories. Both of these kingdoms faced various challenges after
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The Fall of the Roman Empire • Emperor Marcus Aurelius (reigned A.D. 161-180) – the end of his reign caused a loss of peace and prosperity: the Pax Romana • Tribes outside boundaries and pirates in the Mediterranean disrupted trade • Had no new sources of silver and gold and as a result the government raised taxes • Government starts minting coins with less silver and made more money with the same amount of metals which caused inflation- a drastic drop in the value of money coupled with a rise
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The Roman Empire existed for nearly 1‚000 years. Beginning in the 6th century BCE‚ Rome began to take root. Over the next several hundred years‚ it spread its boarders and influence throughout the rim of the Mediterranean and Western Europe. However‚ the empire collapsed in 476 CE. How did this happen? Why did such an influential giant fall? Well‚ despite Rome’s great power‚ it had several internal faults that‚ when combined‚ lead to its eventual collapse. The first reason for Rome’s fall was the
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The Fall of the Western Roman Empire The Roman Empire was one of the most advanced and largest civilizations with their amazing architecture‚ astonishing inventions and many more. But Nothing can last forever. The fall of the roman empire was caused by four main reasons. Political issues or an unstable government‚ Economic problems‚ Diseases could have played a part and lastly‚ foreign invaders. There were many possible reasons for the fall of the Western Roman Empire‚ But many people theorize that
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In the old days‚ the Roman empire was the greatest empire in the whole Eurasia. It was strong both economically and politically; however‚ it fell like many empires that existed before. In my opinion‚ the causes of the fall of the Roman empire appeared as early as the third century. The first cause was the threat of the barbarians‚ afterwards the maintenance of the court‚ then the administration which led to the increase of the expenses of the Roman Empire. The civil wars‚ and anarchy‚ made the
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The Roman Empire and Persian Empire were some of the greatest civilizations of all time. There were many similarities in how these civilizations rose to power and how they fell from it. Among these were the over-expansion of territory which led to many problems that built up to their downfall and a similar political system that made local rebellions minimal. However the way in which these civilizations chose to try and correct their flaws is quite different. One of the biggest factors
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Describe and accout for the decline and fall of the Roman Empire in the West from AD 198 to AD 476 Supervisor’s grade: A B C D Supervisor’s comments: In this paper I have chosen to describe and account for the decline and fall of the Roman Empire in the West from A.D. 198 to A.D. 476. I will present some of the most significant
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The first important factor that contributed to the downfall of the Roman Empire is the introduction of Christianity. As the Roman Empire got bigger‚ new lands and people were taken into it‚ the conquered people added their Gods or religions to the Roman Pantheon. Before Theodosius made Christianity a main Roman religion‚ Roman religion was polytheistic. Through out the majority of the Empire’s reign‚ Christians had been treated with contempt and were looked upon as criminals. This is evident through
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The Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire The story of Christianity ’s rise to prominence is a remarkable one but also blurry one. As far as historical fact about the beginnings of Christianity that is. Many scholars point to the time around 4 BC as the most likely period for Christ ’s birth‚ but that is also uncertain. Likewise the year of his death is not historically accurate or clearly established. It is thought to have taken place sometime around Ad 26 through AD 36. Christianity as a religion
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The Roman Empire was considered to be one of the most powerful empires ever. But as the empire grew larger‚ it fell apart. Since it is impossible to say that only one issue caused the destruction of the empire‚ many of the theories are interconnected. Some of the issues that the Romans had back then can be applied to the United States today. An issue that was prevalent in the fall of Rome and an issue that is prevalent now in America are public health and environmental concerns. There were
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