This is a very complex question, but they both collapsed due to:
decentralization and government corruption
plagues/ epidemics
high taxes
and invasions
Some differences are that the Chinese empires saw a revival while Rome didn't.
One of the main controversies concerning the race of Ancient Egyptians is determining whether or not to regard their history as "African History" since Egypt is located in what is now Africa. Most ancient historians do NOT discuss Egyptian history as African history, but rather as isolated or, in later periods, in tandem with Near Eastern and Mediterranean history. This is because Egypt was more or less cut off from sub-Saharan or Western Africa for most of its existence. Instead, Egyptians interacted most closely with Nubians and Near Eastern peoples.
This is controversial because Egypt was the birthplace of civilization. Many African-Americans find it Eurocentric that Egypt is lumped together with Western History. Instead, they would argue Egypt be discussed as uniquely African and civilization as an African, rather than a Western, invention. There is basis for this argument as well. Egyptians were most closely tied to Nubians (to their South) by means of trade and warfare. Additionally, while Egyptians had no categorical concept of race, they were most definitely not white and instead more closely resembled Africans of today.
In all, it is a difficult concept. On the one hand, anthropology and archaeology have historically been quite racist, European inventions and thus it should not be surprising how ancient historians regard Egypt today. But on the other hand, Egypt was very much connected to the Near East and, at that time, there was in fact no concept of "Africa" as a geographic space.
Answer:
Green said that the revolution was not tea and taxes
Explanation:
John Green has a very different take on how the American revolution started and why the locals had an uprising against British colonial rule.
He explains that the 'American Revolution' was something completely different from the American Revolutionary War which was a direct, armed conflict with the British.
While the Boston tea party clearly showed a disdain for local Americans, the revolution did not start because of the taxes on tea. The rallying cry 'no taxation without representation' showed a deep rooted belief in many colonists that they were actually seen as second class citizens of the British crown and did not enjoy the same benefits as others.
He also explains how the revolution was for 'rich white men' and for more than a century, the country was run in a way that would benefit only this class of people.
