Natural Disasters

Examples
Floods (Yangzi, China) Sickness epidemics (Greece) Earthquakes (Caribbean, destroyed Port Royal) Volcano Eruptions

Man-made
Rebellions
E.g. Peasants rebelled after the death of Qinshihuang (210BC)

Rivalry between Kingdoms

Causes
Assert ones power Different views Race and Religion

Foreign Invasions
Causes
For : Power Resources Wealth

Causes
People were unhappy with the rule of the 1st emperor. Ambitious rivals want to overthrow king

Consequences
Wars Rebellions Chaos within the empire

Consequences
People killed Infrastructure damaged Weakened, and then attacked by other nations

Consequences
Civil war Qin Dynasty overthrown Rise of Han Dynasty

Responses Responses
New Monarch, quell rebellions Relief aid from kings/emperor s Alliance with other nations, peace treaties Corrective Building of physical barriers and armies (Pataliputra, Ancient India had tall wooden walls) Diplomacy (U.N. peace treaty) Integration-Invaders adapted to the culture and became part of the society

Responses
Building of dams Stronger infrastructure

Preventive