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Another civil war broke out when oppurtunist politicians saw the public discontent with the Han and decided to lead a Rebellion. This saw the Han dynasty split into many smaller kingdoms.
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The Romans had built a vast empire. The problem was that they didn't have enough troops to defend it. The Western Romans did not have enough people because Romans had attained such a high lifestyle and did not want kids to hold them down. Having barbarians from the same area defend agaisnt other barbarians from the same area is not a good strategy.
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Constantine The Great ended the persecutioin of the Christians of the roman empire by first allowing them to fight with him in a civil war. The Christian religion gradually undermined the Emperor cult and allowed for Roman social values to be weakened.
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Diocletian divided the Eastern and Western Half of The Roman Empire with him ruling the eastern Roman empire. The western Roman empire was poorer and the eastern Roman empire was richer.
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The Han Dynastys courts had become weak. They were stocked with officials who decided cases for money or lack there-of. Officials lived bloated and large lifestyles far out of their salary range. This caused them to owe people money. In turn they did these people favors in court.
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Peasents and farmers unhappy with the rule of the goverment in the Han dynasty rebelled agaisnt Han govermental forces. Though these rebellions were short lived they weakened the core of the Han empire. Food.
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The Hunas, who were related to the huns, invaded parts of the Gupta empire and weakened it considerably. Though they were driven out in 550 they had permanetley desroyed parts of the Gupta Empire.
