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476
Germanic Kingdoms
Series of Germanic kindgoms, including the Visigoths, the Franges, the Angles and Saxons.
They lacked political and social organization.
They still managed to have an impressive imperial state. -
Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1500
Post Classical Timeline
The Post-Classical period is best exemplified with the WHAP themes of state-building, expansion, and conflict and creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems. Throughout these chapters, there is much rise and fall of kingdoms and empires. There are many different leaders, many different areas of power. There are agricultural and social developments, such as caste systems, fast rippening rice and more. There are revolts and the development of trade. It was overall a time of expansion -
527
The Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire began with Constantine.
One of the Early rulers was Justinian.
They expanded and organized trade. -
Feb 11, 661
Umayyad Dynasty
661-750
Some of the most prominent of the Meccan merchant class.
Network of alliances helped them bring stability to the Islamic community. -
Feb 11, 750
Abbasid Dynasty
750-1258
A very cosmopolitan dynasty.
Was not a dynasty focused on conquering.
Focused on administering the empire that they did have. -
Feb 11, 1206
Sultanate of Delhi
1206-1526
An Islamic state established by sultans at the capital Dehli.
Large army.
Authority did not extend much past Dehli. -
Sui Dynasty
589-618
Yang Jian imposed tight political discapline.
Believed in a strong, centralized government.
Much architecture and building.
The Grand Canal was constructed. -
Tang Dynasty
618-907
Most influencial emperor was Tang Taizong.
Created the Equal-Field system.
Military expansion. -
Song Dynast
960-1279
Led by Song Taizu.
So big it needed to collect more taxes, leading to major rebllions.
They did not have a sucessful military system.
