Fall of Empires

Things that happened within the empire to cause it to splinter and fracture.

• external

• internal

Things that happened to an empire from outside forces.

• internal

• external

Which is NOT an External factor that could cause an empire to collapse?

• natural disasters

• taxes

• diseases

• attacks

All of these are Internal Factors for collapse Except

• invasions

• poor leadership

• high taxes

• tensions between social classes

MOST Empires collapse due to

• internal factors

• external factors

• a combination of factors

Which is NOT a reason for the collapse of the Han Dynasty?

• emperors died without an heir

• the weakened empire was attacked by neighboring tribes

• corrupt officials unfairly taxed people

• the were divided between Confucianism and Buddhism

All of these were reasons that led to the fall of the Roman Empire EXCEPT...

• the huge borders that needed to be defended

• invasion by the Mauryan Empire

• the decision to split Rome into an eastern and western half

• poverty and disease

Which of these was NOT a reason for the decline of the Mauryan Empire after Ashoka died?

• invaders attacked the northern border

• the last king was killed by one of his soldiers

• high taxes on artisans

• he didn't choose a son to replace him as ruler

Roman Emperors had persecuted the Christians, thinking they were the reason the empire was struggling. Which Emperor converted to Christianity?

• Nero

• Julius Caesar

• Remus

• Constantine

Which was not a way that the Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire became less and less alike over time?

• ate different foods

• practiced different religions

• spoke different languages

• developed different cultures