a few among many, many, many.

这些只是各种理论中的一小部分
One that seems to be in fashion these days,

有一个理论现在很流行
although you never know how long the fashion lasts, is:

虽然不知道流行了多久那就是认为
internal uprisings that somehow these monarchical areas,

这些王国中起义的内部原因是
when life got tough, the people must have risen up against them.

当民生困苦时人们就必然奋起反抗
I think this reflects hopeful Marxist wish fulfillment

我认为这只反映了马克思主义者们的愿望
rather than any reality, but that is not what poor

而非任何事实这不是穷人
people have done in history. If you look at revolutions,

在历史中的所作所为如果你看看革命史
revolutions come typically when things are getting better and

革命一般都在局势逐渐变好
the people don't like the fact that they don't have more than

而人民却没有得到比既得利益
they already have. But, in any case,

更多的权益的情况下才出现但是
that's one theory.

无论如何那只是一个理论