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Main foreign threat to the Byzantine Empire
Helped bring down Rome -
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Justinian used caesaropapism to expand his rule
Constantinople was the thriving capital city
The theme system was employed to keep rule -
The western half of Rome collapsed
The Sasanid dynasty brought Rome down -
Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina
The beggining point of the Islamic calendar and the Islamic faith -
Economic decline and texation weakened this dynasty
Conflicts with neighbors brought it to an end -
Foerign pressures and succession problems brought this dynasty to an end
The Abbasid Dynasty succeeded this dynasty -
Shia versus Sunni
very centralized but not very powerful -
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Charlemagne founded this dynasty
Not centralized -
Power problems led to the split
Iconoclasm also led to split -
Khubalai Khan ended this dynasty
hard to maintain a large empire -
Lack of resources and corruption ussues brought this kingdom down
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Foreign pressures and religioius controversies brought this dynasty to an end
Foreigners invaded immediantly after the collapse -
Yang Jian founded this dynasty
they were known for their construction of the Grand Canal. -
Rebellions brought this dynasty to an end
Political issues also helped bring it down -
strong, centralized government
Tang Taizong founded this dynasty.
Bureacracy of Merit and the Equal-Field System were used -
Careless leadership and rebellions brought this dynasty down
Foreign forces also helped bring this place down -
Song Taizu founded this Dynasty
strong, centralized government -
Financial problems helped destroy this dynasty
Military problesm also led to the decline -
No centralization led to problems
general decline not a collapse -
Regional kingdom in north India
did not practice or observe Islam