Why Do Empires Collapse?
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Why do Empires Collapse?
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Empires collapse for many different reasons. We typically break these reasons into 3 Categories:
Internal Causes
External Causes
Corruption
Why do Empires Collapse?
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Internal factors are things that come from within an empire
unfair taxes
disagreement between social groups
poor leaders
bad laws
differing religious beliefs
Internal Causes
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External causes are things that come from outside of an empire.
being attacked by an outside group
natural disasters
diseases
Extensive borders
External Causes
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Corruption refers to dishonest behavior by people in power. Corruption in the government could refer to:
Bribery
Extortion
Influence Peddling
Corruption
Corruption could contribute to other internal and external causes.
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Multiple Choice
Which of these was NOT one of the major factors that lead to the fall of empires
Internal
Corruption
External
Disease
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following would be considered an external cause for a collapsing empire?
Bribery
Natural Disasters
Poor Leadership
Unfair laws
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of corruption?
Famine leads to many people in an empire starving
A disease spreads throughout a city
An officer takes money from a senator to arrest a political rival
A civil war divides people within an empire
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Multiple Choice
Which of these would be an external factor?
A natural disaster ruins a nation's economy
Government officials raising money to build new roads
A civil war
Religious disagreements create social unrest
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT an internal factor
A Civil War
Unreasonable taxes
Unfair laws
Disease
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT an example of corruption?
Influence Peddling
Natural Disasters
Bribery
Extortion
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of an internal cause?
An empire's borders become too large to defend
Citizens feel that some laws are unfair, causing an uprising
A senator accepts bribes to vote against a law
An army from another civilization attacks an empire
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