Fall+of+Empires

Fall of Empire Notes



China


 * Internal weaknesses and invasion
 * first began with china than india
 * Confuscian intellectual activities gradually became less creative
 * central governemnt control diminished
 * bureacrats became more corrupt
 * local land lords took up much of the slack
 * peasants were heavily taxed
 * Many lost their farms, and became laborors in the large estates
 * Some sold children into service
 * Daoist leaders, yellow Turbans promised golden age
 * attacked weaknesses of emperor but also current bureacracy
 * Chinese population decreased
 * couldnt push back invasions from other regions
 * devastating new epidemics, which killed half of the population
 * Sui dynasty ruled briefly
 * Chinese bureacracy declined but never disappeared during the troubled centuries

India


 * Less drastic than collapse of China
 * Invasions by nomadic peoples, Hun tribes similar to the ones pressing in Europe.
 * effected northern part of India
 * Destroyed Gupta Empire in Central India
 * Invaders formed new leadership
 * no one attempted to build new India State
 * Regional princes called Rajput controlled small estates, and emphisized military power
 * Indian culture continued to evolve even though collapse was occurring
 * Hindu beliefs gained ground because Rajput leaders did not agree to Buddhaism
 * Indian civilization maintained its position until threat came in 600 C.E
 * Islam with Arab armies fighting under their God Alah, made the will the Northwest of India
 * Hindu's distracted from further achievements in science, and mathematics
 * Islam effected Indias economy
 * caste system survived,and so did Hinduism

Rome


 * Internal, and external factors caused the Fall of Rome
 * Rome before collapse was divided in East, and West after 180 C.E
 * Population declined, and were affected by military decrease
 * Roman Emperors no longer were considered smart and kind, but cruel, and had more authority than nessecary
 * Tax collection was also a major fact of the decline
 * Fall of Rome was more disruptive than classical Asian Dynasties
 * Germanic tribes invaded Roman Empire
 * Weak emperors was mainly the cause of the decline

__What agents of Transmission have taken the place of nomadic peoples in recent centuries?__

Nomadic people have served as agents for the transfer of food crops, and nomadic warriors have played key roles on transmitting diseases. Mongol cavalry carried the bacterium that caused the plague, also known as the Black death from central Asia. they also transmitted the technology, traded goods, crops, and unfortunately diseases between different culture zones.