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~Although this empire came from classical era Rome, most of its history lies within post classical era.
~Its capital, Byzantium, was the powerhouse of the whole empire, since it was on a naturally defend-able plot of land.
~eventually Byzantium fell to the ottoman Turks and became Islamic land. -
~The kingdom was founded by Clovis I in 481
~The kingdom converted to Christianity as their leader did
~the kingdom was ruled by Charlemagne eventually, and became one of the most successful European kingdoms of the post classic era. -
~led and founded by emperor Yang, it fell when he was assassinated.
~heavy taxation and labor projects led to wide scale revolts and the end of this short lived empire. -
~government based on familial tribes ruled by a patriarchal leader.
~largely influenced by arab traders as apparent in Islamic customs and camel trade later on -
~a time of rapid technological advances; gunpowder, block printing, and credit/paper money.
~Fast growing rice led to a population boom that doubled the population of the time.
~Confucianism and Buddhism became the principle thoughts of the time. -
~This was one of the first Islamic empires in india and stretched across northern india to some of southwest india.
~their government mirrored other islamic empires with sultans leading and many slaves for labor.
~Their economy relied on trade more than anything -
~Led by "the son of the sun" Sapa Inca.
~lacked use of wheeled vehicles, contrary to all other civilizations of the time, since there weren't any any tamed draft animals
~had the most sophisticated society out of any american societies, with functioning economy and rule, and relative peace.