the Dynastic Cycle, the Qing and Han Dynasties of ancient China showed similar periods of decline. For instance, they both ignored the needs of the poor. In the Qing dynasty, all of the money that was supposed to go to support the common good and would have benefited the poor was used to bribe people instead. It also went to the fortunes of the government. In addition, there were floods which damaged the crops when the Qing government didn’t fix the canals.
In the Han Dynasty, the importance of wealth…
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