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340
Reign of Constantine
Constantine declared he had divine authority, thus introducing caesaropapism.
Significance: Constantine set a precedent and political power could now be used to religious input. -
476
Fall of Rome
Due to pressures from outside invaders and internal struggles for power, the Roman Empire falls.
Significance: After the west side of the Roman Empire, the east remains and forms the Byzantine Empire. -
527
Reign of Justinian I
During his reign of the Byzantine Empire, Justinian codified the Roman Law.
Significance: Justinian's code influenced many law systems throught western Europe and served as a source of legal inspiration. -
Oct 5, 661
Umayyad Dynasty
After the Umayyad clan seized control over northern India, Arab conquest became focus of the government.
Significance: The Umayyad Dynasty contributed much to to the early expansion of the Islamic empire. -
Oct 5, 750
Abbasid Dynasty
Abbasid administration was formed to have ulama and qadis.
Significance: Having officials with high moral standards and that are educated in the Quran and sharia gave a poplitical and religious unity. -
Oct 5, 1054
Western and Eastern churches mutually excommunicate each other
The popes of either side excummonicate each other, and it deepens the schism between the East and the West.
Significance: This forms the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches. -
Reign of Pope Leo III
Pope Leo III had a policy of iconoclasm that sparked opposition in the laity.
Significance: This shows how caesaropapism was excercised in the emperor's best interests. -
Decline of the Carolingian Kingdom
The Carolinging faced invasions by the Vikings, which eventually weakened their grip on counts that controlled regions. Gradually, lords took control of their own lands and followed their own interests.
Significance: Lords were able to have their own military system to defend the peasants that cultivated the land. From there, feudalism started. -
Tang Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty established a meritocracy that had a Confucian school.
Significance: Meritocracy was diffused to other parts of Asia and benefitted the Chinese government with qualified inidividuals, and not just power passed through relativity. -
Reign of Harun al-Rashid
During Harun al-Rashid's rule, prosperity and wealth flourished for the last time in the Abbasid Dynasty.
Significance: The arts were supported and money was distributed to the common classes. However, after his reign, the Abbasid dynasty went into a decline.