Additional+Lesson+on+the+Fall+of+the+Han+Empire


 * Today's Activity: Fall of other classical empires lesson.**
 * Questions for the day:**
 * 1. What's the difference between a kingdom and an empire? Which is easier to govern? Why?**
 * 2. What is necessary to keep an empire stable?**
 * 3. What causes large empires to collapse? What are the MOST significant causes of collapse?**

1. What is a state that is **not** an empire?
 * Opening questions:**

Read the following and compare your definition to the one in the [|reading]. -Would you rather rule a kingdom or an empire? Explain. -Create a list of at least 5 things necessary for an empire to last. Rank them in order (1 is the most important) -Use what you know about the fall of Rome and what you have learned about what is necessary for an empire to last, to explain why Rome fell.

In this lesson, we're going to discuss the reasons for the collapse of the **Han, and Roman empires.**

The first empire to collapse was the **Han** empire in China. media type="youtube" key="wAbGAkkOgcM" height="315" width="560"

Read the poem and answer the questions at the bottom.
 * Story of Mulan [|Poem]**

Look at the following [|graphic organizer]. Don't be afraid! Why do you think a graphic organizer is a good source to look at when trying to determine the causes of the fall of the Han empire?
 * Note:** struggling with nomads was not the only reasons for the decline of the Han.


 * Work in groups to complete the following [|activity]**

1. Was the fall of Rome a complicated affair like the fall of the Han empire? 2. Were there similar causes for fall of Han and Rome? Or was Rome’s fall a completely different story?


 * Do Now:** What is the most significant reason empires collapse? Can you think of an empire that has collapsed recently? (It doesn't have to be a political empire) When big businesses fail, do they fail for any of the same reasons big empires collapsed?


 * Review: Why did the Han empire fall? What do you think is the MOST important reason for the collapse of the Han empire?**