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Period: 313 to 337
Reign of Constantine
Set precedent for Caesaropapism
Tightly centralized rule -
476
Fall of Western Roman Empire
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Period: 527 to 565
Reign of Justinian
Most important early Byzantine emperor
Known as the "Sleepless emperor"
Codified Roman laws. -
Period: 570 to Feb 8, 632
Life of Muhammad
Founder of Islam
Much of the practises of modern Islam are based off his life -
Period: Feb 8, 606 to
Reign of Harsha
Temporarily restored unified rule after Gupta collapse
Distributed medical care/gifts to subjects -
Period: Feb 8, 661 to Feb 8, 750
Umayad dynasty
Most prominant Meccan merchant clan
Establiched capital at Dammascus
Tightly centralized rule
Laws supported Arabs more than non-arabs
More numerous non-arabs held rebelion that brought about it's end -
Period: Feb 8, 710 to
Nara period
Japan
Emulated Tang China. A lot. -
Period: Feb 8, 750 to Feb 8, 1258
Abbasid dynasty
Leaders of rebelion that brought down Umayad dynasty
Fought with Byzantines, China, and nomadic peoples
Didn't expand via conquest
Administered to empire -
Period: Feb 8, 751 to
Carolingian kingdom
Takes name from founder Charles Martel
Never ruled, served as deputy to last of Clovis' decendants
Controled modern France, parts of germany, northernitaly, and parts of Spain -
Period: Feb 8, 1000 to Feb 8, 1200
Kingdom of Ghana
Principle west african state at time of Muslims' arrival
Emerged as a kingdom at early but unknown date
Traded gold in exchange for horses and salt -
Period: Feb 8, 1200 to Feb 8, 1400
Mali empire
Emerged as Kingdom of Ghana disolved
Lion Prince built it after return from exile
Benifited more from trans-saharan trade than Ghana did
Controled and taxed all trade passing through west Africa
Honored Islam -
Period: Feb 8, 1206 to Feb 8, 1526
Sultanate of Dehli
Islamic state
No Permenant Beruacracy
Most militarily powerful state in Islamic world -
Period: Feb 8, 1206 to Feb 8, 1227
Reign of Chinggis Khan
Led poor life after political rivals killed father and stole everything
Strengthened position through diplomacy and conquest -
Feb 8, 1234
Mongol conquest of Persia
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Feb 8, 1237
Mongol conquest of northern China
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Feb 8, 1241
Mongol conquest of Russia
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Feb 8, 1279
Mongol conquest of southern China
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Period: Feb 8, 1279 to Feb 8, 1368
Yuan dynasty
Mongol dynasty
Mongols stood aloof of subjects
Printed too much paper money and sold too much gold -
Period: Feb 8, 1300 to
Kingdom of Kongo
Basin of Congo river
Population pressures promted people to form small groups
Conflict between these small groups prompted joining into larger ones.
Most prosperous of these kingdom of Kongo
Split into 6 provinces
Most tightly centralized of Bantu kingdoms -
Feb 8, 1325
Mansa Musa's pilgramige to Mecca
Spread lots of wealth to his traveling companions and lowered the value of gold in some towns by 25% -
Period: Feb 8, 1440 to Feb 8, 1518
Kingdom of Vijayanagar
Second state that dominated southern India
Sultans of Dehli tried to expand influence
Sent two brothers to represent Sultan
They renounced Islam and established own nation -
Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
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Period: to
Sui dynasty
Built Grand Canal
Conscription for Grand Canal led to revolts bringing dynasty down -
Period: to
Tang dynasty
Maintained extensive comunication network
Used equal-field system to distribute land
Bureaucracy was based on how well people did on tests
Empire ranks among largest in chinese history -
Period: to
Silla dynasty
In Korea
Stopped Tang forces from taking over all of Korea
Reached comprimise in that they would give tribute to Chinese emperor in exchange for avoiding a long conflict -
Period: to Feb 8, 1185
Heian period
Ruler served as ceremonial figurehead
Due to this dynastys lasted longer than they did in china because political upheaval didn't always end in Emperors eath -
Period: to Feb 8, 1279
Song dynasty
Distrusted military and let most of the genrals go
Huge Bureacracy collapsed empire -
Period: to Feb 8, 1267
Chola Kingdom
One of two kingdoms that ruled over a nominal amount of Southern India
Didn't build tightly centralized state -
Period: to 511
Reign of Clovis
Frankish King
Wiped out last vestiges of Roman rule in Gaul
Lead Franks to become the dominant force in Europe