The Imperial Roman Empire from 31 B.C.E. to 476 C.E. and the Han Dynasty of China from 206 B.C.E. to 220 C.E

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of Imperial Rome and Han China. Another similarity between these two civilizations is that they both eventually fell. China and Rome both had a line of strong rulers followed by several unsuccessful ones that led to the fall of their empires. The Han Dynasty was eventually dissolved and divided into regional kingdoms and the Roman Empire collapsed. Both empires also underwent revolts by their peoples and attacks from other regions around them. The Han led to the Yellow Turban Uprising which was caused by land redistribution. The Romans were attacked by several Germanic tribes including the Huns. These attacks had a major impact on the decline of both empires because they weakened the militaries, and wasted money that the government needed for their own empires and to help their own peoples. Imperial Rome and Han China had several similarities and differences between their political structures. The differences including their type of government is important because they both had ways of ruling their peoples to keep them happy like giving them a say in Rome and giving them orders to live by in China. Their similarities are also important because they also have great responsibility for keeping the empires strong and united such as trade along the silk roads. This trade improved the income and economy of each empire which the government benefitted from because they were able to receive more tax money to be able to build more roads to further increase trade and communication. These two classical societies have many major similarities and differences between aspects of their political structures.