Qin Shi Huang, founder of the Qin dynasty conquered them

depraved aristocrats no longer followed the traditions of confucianism and legalism

invaders began to cross into the northern plain into the hindu kush mountains

and dont try to be funny by telling me to google it
you know what is funny, "Gee Bee". even though your answer was ridiculously long and copy-pasted out of the same wikipedia page that I already read, you still didn’t anwer the question :]

I don’t believe the answer is as clear cut as it seems. Many events must be factored into the equation in order to arrive at the true conclusion As you read NONE of the causes listed in the question are listed as the cause of the end of the Han dynasty. Each professor/teacher has their own opinion of the causal factors in history. That is the reason it is impossible to state THE ONE event that caused it. It is of the utmost importance to take careful notes when in clas and remember if a teacher or professor has repeated the sme info more than 3 times in class you can bet your bottom dollar that it will be on an exam.

The Han Dynasty was established by a former policeman. After the collapse of the Qin Dynasty, the first to unite China, a period of anarchy ensued. Liu Bang, the son of peasants, raised an army and conquered his foremost rival in 202 B.C. He continued to war against other rivals and former allies until he consolidated his power. He pacified the nomadic Xiongnu by offering them tribute. He was popular among the peasants, who had been oppressed and overworked under the Qin Dynasty. Lowered taxes, less demands for labor from the state, and his own humble origins made him well-liked. He carefully appointed loyal officials and administrators, making sure that the power remained with him. Harboring a deep distrust of merchants, he put rich landowners in positions of power. At his death in 195 B.C., he had left a stable and prospering kingdom in the hands of his family. Power struggles occurred in the royal family, but the dynasty produced capable rulers. The reigns of Wendi, Jingdi, and Wudi were marked by peace, prosperity, a better life for peasants, expansion of China’s lands, art, and trade. Confucianism became the official state philosophy.

Under Wudi, China conquered many lands, expanding their power and influence. The Han Dynasty now controlled northern Vietnam and the Korean Peninsula, and the Xiongnu were pushed back. Wudi sent explorers toward Central Asia, eventually opening up the famous trade route known as the Silk Road. Buddhism was introduced from India. However, the wars and large armies put an enormous burden on the economy. The land became overpopulated, and thousands were forced into banditry or even selling their children as slaves. Government officials became increasingly corrupt. Confucian moralists decried these events, but little was changed. Toward the end of Wudi’s reign, violence erupted between the empress and Wudi’s concubine over the heir to the throne. Eventually, a compromise ruler was chosen, but the decline of the Han Dynasty had already begun. Later emperors were incompetent, and their reigns were marked by corruption, immorality, and apathy. Some Confucian scholars declared that the Han Dynasty had lost the Mandate of Heaven, a belief that rulers were appointed by Heaven.

gatita

Degree in History and Spanish, New Mexico State U. 1990

But are these traditions real, or a kind of self-imposed prejudice? Given that so much Aboriginal culture has been destroyed and lands desecrated, are these traditions a kind of legalistic mystification passed off as if it is real culture?

What you describe is not much different then the Amish in the United States.

Kuma

http://www.aceprodj.com/birthday_traditions.htm

http://www.kidsparties.com/TraditionsInDifferentCountries.htm

Basically we always do the balz on a 15 girl birthday
I’m from Chile but i speak english too
Good Luck!

So should men start looking at the traditions and refuse to do the ones they don’t feel like doing?

Maybe men should stop shelling out several thousand dollars for a ring… Maybe men should stop agreeing to the "extra-perfect-princess-party" that modern weddings have become and demand a small ceremony that costs a few hundred dollars instead of a giant and lavish ordeal the cost of which climbs into tens of thousands of dollars. …Maybe men should stop with the "monogomy" clause.

So, I see women looking at traditions and cherry-picking the ones they like, and refusing to do the ones they don’t like.

Is it time for men to now do the same?

It’ll NEVER work…tell ya why. Women will always look at themselves as more entitled and more deserving, but the catch-22 is…they will NEVER admit it.
So…men should be pickier…MUCH pickier
Ever hear the tired old line "There are no good men"
Ever wonder why you don’t hear this about women. It’s because they already think they do everything right. Do NOT try to reason with a woman when you want different things. If you do get your way…she catalogs it and you will pay later. She can get her way every time and she will still think she never gets her way.
Even highly intelligent women have this screwed up internal wiring.

A tradition is a thing handed down from one generation to the next. There is a difference between big "T" Traditions and small t traditions even in secular and folk culture. Small t traditions express something of a culture (like turkey at Thanksgiving), yet can be done without and not irreparably damage that heritage. For example, my mother-in-law is vegan, so she doesn’t have turkey on Thanksgiving. Doesn’t mean she can’t celebrate Thanksgiving. Human culture is full of traditions like this. (The vast majority of which are not in the bible.)

However, tradition is more than the cultural window-dressing of small ‘t’ traditions. It’s also a way of thinking which influence our lives and our relationship with God. Americans, for example, have a long-standing Tradition of self-governance and a curious distrust of kings and princes which harks back to the Magna Carta and colors our outlook far more deeply than the mere tradition of fireworks on the Fourth of July. Compared to the small t tradition of sparklers, the Tradition of Liberty is Tradition with a capital T in the American psyche.

There are aspects of Christian life which, the Church teaches, are principally handed on to us, not so much through Scripture as through tradition. Some is small t stuff – candles, favorite songs, styles of prayer, etc. All these are expressions of ordinary human culture. None of these small ‘t’ traditions are essential to the Faith.

But, if someone neglected to tell us that Jesus Christ is God from God, Light from Light, True God from True God, Begotten, Not Made, they would have failed to hand down not a tradition, but Tradition. Sacred Tradition (as distinct from the human traditions noted above) can be neglected only at the cost of radically injuring the Christian Faith.

In fact if it wasn’t for Sacred Tradition, we wouldn’t have the canon of the Bible. Scripture doesn’t list which texts were to be included – it was through the guidance of the Holy Spirit passing down of Sacred Tradition that people were able to discern which of the many writings were inspired by God and should be included in the bible.

Sacred Tradition is NOT a separate, secret and parallel revelation (that idea actually goes against Catholic teaching). Sacred Tradition is the living and growing truth of Christ contained, not only in Scripture, but in the common teaching, common life, and common worship of the Church. That is why the Tradition that does not change can seem to have changed so much. For this common teaching, life and worship is a living thing-a truth which was planted as a mustard seed in first century Jerusalem and which has not ceased growing since-as our Lord prophesied in Mark 4:30-32. The plant doesn’t look like the seed, but it is more mustardy than ever. And this is an entirely biblical pattern, as we discover when we consider the circumcision controversy in Acts 15.

The article really does a good job of explaining things for anyone really interested in understanding Catholic teaching (instead of the claims of non-Catholics).

Eve: My father cooking sausage rolls (pigs in a blanket for you US folk) and us all snacking on them.

Day: Taking it in turns to open one present at a time (in age order). Which normal takes us about 1 1/2 to 2 hours as we normally have about 50 to 90 gifts each.

Merry Christmas all!

My grandparents’ wedding anniversary is christmas day, so the family does something with them every year, usually a big dinner at their house… this year makes 53 years!

merry christmas!

Following on that, Frej is defeated by Sutur. Frej is peace, pleasure, also associatedd with associated with weather and farming, human necessities for a comfortable life) before volcanic eruptionn. Volcanic eruption,obviously throws a wrench into peaceful, comfortable life, destroys crops, lives, adversely effects the weather. Not only that, it rips people off when they can’t get a flight out of the airport. It fits into the economyy, and a bad economy also causes suffering. Anyway, with peace out of the way, Surtr can rise, and people are thrown into a ruin of heat, lava, and ash, life disruptedd, no longer comfortable, lives lost. That "normal life" where the comforts are bestowed by Frej (kind of like a "state of Frej" not unlike a "state of volcanic activity"), isn’t livable during Surtur’s time. That is Surtur’s wrath, Surtur’s reign. Many will be cut down, life will be uncomfortable for a time, but then it’s time to survive, until Frej (prosperity) can return.

On any Goddess, then, initial work might be just the same. Any god/dess would have a direct link with tangible reality, either in life, or in human nature, the psyche, and in that reality how she would interact with human beings and the other gods, in a metaphorical sense. In this tradition, my experience has been, that the goddess is the dark beginning, but each goddess then would have their metaphoricalcal/anthropomorphic/animistic style relating to tangible reality. Life, death, phenomena.

Please help.

The French king ate his breakfast and lunch outdoors, so the common people could see him in the flesh involved in an everyday activity.

British MPs were immune to prosecution or arrest for debt while Parliament was in session.
From 1688, under the Law of Parliamentary privilege, they’ve been immune to prosecution from anything.

Officers in 17th century armies had contracts.When a contract expired, they could (and often did) seek employment with another army.
The rank and file often enrolled in the enemy army if they were captured during a battle. In the 17th century, soldiers generally weren’t paid during the Winter months, and were released from service. Many joined another army (or even regiment) the following Spring.

Feasting and drinking was very popular amongst the upper classes in Germany. At official functions, it was considered bad manners if guests didn’t get drunk and pass out.