Throughout history, empires have risen and fallen. Two of the most famous were Rome and the Han Dynasty in China. You've learned about these two empires throughout Units 3 and 4. You've noticed the pattern if internal issues with government, economic, and social issues, as well as foreign groups taking advantage of the weakened empires by invading. What happens after the fall as people rebuild?(10 points)

Question

When an empire falls and leaves no leadership, a____________
forms. This is when people fight for control of a specific area.

In Europe and China, after Rome and the Han fell, the ________
governing the empires and ________
networks collapsed.

In Europe, this led to the rise of local, self-reliant, tribal governments and the early medieval ___________
system. When the Han Dynasty fell in China, the empire was split into smaller_________
and even smaller independent
later.

Trade in China remained under threat from _______________
by Mongols and Xiongnu. In Europe, trade was limited to _______________
between manors.

Religion was a unifying factor in Europe and China at this time. In China,
became popular, while
united communities in Europe.

Drag the correct words into the correct boxes so that it makes sense

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Word Bank:
1. power vacuum/ kingdom/ trade
2. laws/raids/trade
3. laws/ trade/ raids
4. manorial/ kingdom/ power vacuum
5. kingdoms/ laws/ manorial
6. manorial/ trade/ landowners
7. laws/ regular raids/ small trade relationships
8. laws/ small trade relationships/ regular raids
9. Christany/ Buddhism/ Kingdoms
10. Buddhism/ kingdoms/ Christany
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Answer 1

Here’s how you can fill in the blanks with the correct words from the word bank:

When an empire falls and leaves no leadership, a power vacuum forms. This is when people fight for control of a specific area.

In Europe and China, after Rome and the Han fell, the laws governing the empires and trade networks collapsed.

In Europe, this led to the rise of local, self-reliant, tribal governments and the early medieval manorial system. When the Han Dynasty fell in China, the empire was split into smaller kingdoms and even smaller independent kingdoms later.

Trade in China remained under threat from regular raids by Mongols and Xiongnu. In Europe, trade was limited to small trade relationships between manors.

Religion was a unifying factor in Europe and China at this time. In China, Buddhism became popular, while Christianity united communities in Europe.

This arrangement effectively uses the provided words to complete the sentences appropriately.