Postclassical Era

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  • 226

    Founding of the Sasanid Dynasty

    Main foreign threat to the Byzantine Empire
    Helped bring down Rome
  • Period: 300 to Feb 10, 1500

    Postclassical Era

  • 340

    Founding of the Byzantine Empire

    Justinian used caesaropapism to expand his rule
    Constantinople was the thriving capital city
    The theme system was employed to keep rule
  • 476

    Fall of the western Roman Empire

    The western half of Rome collapsed
    The Sasanid dynasty brought Rome down
  • Jul 19, 622

    The Hijra

    Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina
    The beggining point of the Islamic calendar and the Islamic faith
  • Oct 3, 641

    Fall of the Sasanid Dynasty

    Economic decline and texation weakened this dynasty
    Conflicts with neighbors brought it to an end
  • Apr 20, 661

    Founding of the Ummayad Dynasty

    Foerign pressures and succession problems brought this dynasty to an end
    The Abbasid Dynasty succeeded this dynasty
  • Nov 9, 750

    Founding of the Abbasid Dynasty

    Shia versus Sunni
    very centralized but not very powerful
  • Nov 24, 750

    Fall of the Ummayad Dynasty

  • Jun 16, 751

    Founding of the Carolingian Kingdom

    Charlemagne founded this dynasty
    Not centralized
  • Jan 1, 1054

    Schism between the eastern and western Christian churches

    Power problems led to the split
    Iconoclasm also led to split
  • Oct 28, 1258

    Fall of the Abbasid Dynasty

    Khubalai Khan ended this dynasty
    hard to maintain a large empire
  • Jan 23, 1267

    Decline of the Chola Kingdom

    Lack of resources and corruption ussues brought this kingdom down
  • Jan 1, 1453

    Fall of the Byzantine Empire

    Foreign pressures and religioius controversies brought this dynasty to an end
    Foreigners invaded immediantly after the collapse

  • Founding of the Sui Dynasty

    Yang Jian founded this dynasty
    they were known for their construction of the Grand Canal.

  • Fall of the Sui Dynasty

    Rebellions brought this dynasty to an end
    Political issues also helped bring it down

  • Founding of the Tang Dynasty

    strong, centralized government
    Tang Taizong founded this dynasty.
    Bureacracy of Merit and the Equal-Field System were used

  • Fall of the Tang Dynasty

    Careless leadership and rebellions brought this dynasty down
    Foreign forces also helped bring this place down

  • Founding of the Song Dynasty

    Song Taizu founded this Dynasty
    strong, centralized government

  • Fall of the Song Dynasty

    Financial problems helped destroy this dynasty
    Military problesm also led to the decline

  • Fall of the Carolingian Kingdom

    No centralization led to problems
    general decline not a collapse

  • Founding of the Chola Kingdom

    Regional kingdom in north India
    did not practice or observe Islam