APWH Study Guide part 2
Subject:
World History [1]
Han China
- start of decline: 100 CE
- decline of interest in Confucianism and stress on education
- social unrest
- pressure from neighboring tribes - weak emperors, deflection of power to military leaders
- decline in trade
- taxes overburden peasants
- population decline/epidemic diseases
- bad harvests
- poverty gap, especially with regards to land ownership
- decline in morality
Shared Characteristics
- weak emperors, deflection of power to military leaders
- decline in trade
- taxes overburden peasants
- population decline/epidemic diseases
- bad harvests
- poverty gap, especially with regards to land ownership
- decline in morality
Rome
Rome - collapse of traditional values among the elite
- dependence on slave labor
- use of non-Romans in the army