How Did The Han Dynasty Build The Western Roman Empire

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Andrea Gavin
Mrs. Fox
History
Oct 06, 2017
Fall of Classical Empires
The Han dynasty and the Western Roman empire have many reasons of why they fell. Powerful and strong these empires were, but just like any other empire they had their similarities and differences, that caused their fall. One of their similarities was invasions by barbarian tribes. Another similarity that they had were taxation problems. Difference that they had was, religion. Those two similarities and one difference that these empires had were a big part of why they fell.
Barbarian tribes had put up with the Western Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty long enough. The Western Roman empire had the best army, they were the strongest. This was said for over 1,500 years until the barbarian tribes had enough and finally stood up and took control. The Barbarian Tribes had become strong and ruthless. After fighting, most tribes settled in Rome and in china. Since they were so many and had killed most of the citizens the roman culture or the Han dynasty culture was long gone. The Huns were a nomadic tribe, who harassed people they didn’t like. The Huns weren't the only nomadic tribe to invade. But they were the biggest and strongest to invade both empires. Huns invaded and destroyed the western roman empire more than they …show more content…

Rich people stopped paying taxes while some others just left. Both empires relied on the slaves a lot. Only in Rome just like the rich the slaves stopped paying taxes and started to leave. There were less people in Rome and later on there weren't even a few lefts all because of taxation. In the Han dynasty they did struggle with taxation but not as much as the Western Roman empire. The Han Dynasty had everyone pay for taxes just like in the roman empire, the only thing they did differently was the slaves payed less and the merchants more. Which is why taxation was an impact on the Han dynasty but not as big as the western roman

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