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The Han Dynasty was a bureaucracy because all of the authority belonged to the emperor, who was the most powerful ruler. Some were chosen to become Court officials and helped the emperor keep the government in balance.
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First of three great trading empires of West Africa.
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Roman Emperor of East defeated by Roman Emperor of the West, Constantine (first Christian emperor) ; Byzantium renamed Constantinople & built up by Constantine
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476: Constantinople considered capital of Byzantine Empire after Rome falls
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City increasingly Greek in Nature
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Many Arab (Muslim) sieges of city; Byzantine Empire shrunken.
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City and Empire hurt by Crusades.
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The Great Schism-break between Rome (papacy) and Constantinople (Greek Orthodox)
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Takes what's left of it and turns it into Mali
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City taken by Crusaders
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The Yuan Dynasty was different than others because it was ruled by Mongols who had captured China. They had different customs and traditions, which made the two very hard to bond together. The government was much less strict because of its uncontrolled government.
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Byzantine land in Asia taken by Ottoman Turks.
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First African leader to do a Hajj.
Brought 60,000 people, 30,000 pounds of gold
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This is a theory that has not been solved yet. Some say there were proof of evidence that the Chinese set foot 500 years before Columbus, but others admit that the Vikings did.
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As a recognizabl trade partner.
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City of Constantinople taken by Ottoman Turks (Mehmet, or Muhammad, II) ; renamed Istanbul, made capital of Ottoman Empire, and revived as center of learning and religious tolerance.
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Under Sultan Suleiman I, city at its height
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Byzantium named by Roman Emperor Diocletian as a new center of Roman Empire with power split between Rome (West) and Byzantium (East)
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The Tang Dynasty's form of government was a Aristocracy because it only permitted the highest class( Wealthy and Powerful) families to rule.
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The Song Dynasty was a Meritocracy because it consisted of talented and skilled people who were fit to rule.
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Glory of city regained under Emperor Basil I; revival of learning (art and literature: older Greek models); major invasion by Turks
