The Classical Period: Directions, Diversities, and Declines by 500 C.E. By S.F. and A.B. A.P. World History B1
Jan 12, 2016
The Classical Period: Directions, Diversities, and Declines by 500 C.E.
By S.F. and A.B.
A.P. World History
B1
Expansion and Integration Territorial expansion and efforts to integrate.
Were the basic themes of the three great classical civilizations
Basic issues evolved: Territorial and Social
• Emphasized greater centralization, particularly in politics.
China India and Mediterranean
• Remained more localized and diverse
China: India: Rome:
Beyond the Classical Civilizations
Outside the classical civilizations important developments occurred in other parts of the world
Agriculture spread to Northern Europe and Northern Asia
By 1000 B.C.E. the kingdom of Kush (In Africa) was flourishing
Kush= defeated by Axum
Axum= defeated by Ethiopia
Axum and Ethiopia had contact with the eastern Mediterranean world until after Rome’s fall
Olmec Civilization
Known for their pyramids
Accurate calendar
Influenced their successors
Expansion of the Maya and Olmec
Beyond the Classical Civilizations
Political organization in Japan arose around 400 C.E.
Polynesian people reached islands (Fiji and Samoa) by 1000 B.C.E.
Further explorations led to the first settlement of island complexes (Hawaii) by 400 C.E.
Caste System
Under powerful local kings
Fiji Islands, Samoa, and Hawaii
Decline in China and India
China
Internal weaknesses and invasions
Suffered chaos and collapse of Han Empire
India
Internal weakness and invasions
Suffered invasions from nomads
Islamic Arab traders gained control of Indian Ocean from India’s Tamil Merchants
Decline and Fall in Rome
Many factors such as…
Weak emperors
Army in Politics
Plagues
Hedonist nobles
Farmers ignored
Weak military
Invasions of the Roman Empire
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