What are the social factors that helped to cause the collapse of the Han Dynasty?Social Han

Perhaps the most important social factor that helped to
end the Han Dynasty was the idea of the "mandate of Heaven."  This idea, which came from
Confucianism, held that a country would have good fortune so long as the government
really had the approval of the gods.  If bad things were to happen, this would show that
the gods had withdrawn their approval of the government.

As
the Han Dynasty became weaker, bad luck also struck China.  There were a series of
natural disasters like floods and famines that afflicted the agricultural areas of the
country.  Because of the idea of the mandate of Heaven, these disasters were taken by
many as a sign that the gods no longer approved of the Han Dynasty's
rulers.

As people came to believe this, they were, of
course, more likely to be willing to oppose the Han government.  This led to rebellions
such as the Yellow Turbans Rebellion in which rebels were led by religious leaders who
promised a utopian society would ensue.

Thus, the Confucian
idea of the mandate of Heaven came to be a major social problem for the Han as their
dynasty collapsed.