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LateClassicalPeriod
Empires Collapse, and People on the Move
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Late Classical Period | (200-600 c.e) |
| Collapse of the Maya | no one sure what happened to the Maya, some say disease, drought or declining health were factors, others say internal unrest and warfare. Most likely growing populations exhausted their environment |
| Collapse of Han China | Han dynasty interrupted by reign of Wang Mang--->est. Xin Dynasty. Xin Dynasty ended-->23 C.E. with the death of Wang Mang in a battle. Famines, devastating floods along the Yellow River, |
| Collapse of the Gupta Empire | Fell because of the invasion of the Huns and NOT Attila's forces which invaded Europe, but the White Huns. Gupta=able to hold of Huns for 1st half of 5th century but it costed them a lot. Culture of India survived the invasion but them empire didn't. |
| Collapse of the Western Portion of the Roman Empire | Event that has been debated over time. Internal decay combined with external pressure(Attila's Huns) that brought the fall of the empire. 284 C.E. Diocletian became emperor.Attempted to deal with problems by /'ing empire, brought armies back under control |
| Collapse of the Western Portion of Roman Empire(continued) | Constantine defeated rivals and came to power in 322 C.E. Built Constantinople at Byzantium and made it the capital in 340 C.E. After C's death,empire was divided into east and west. Eastern half thrived from Constantinople & western half went downward. |
| Fall of Roman Empire(continued more) | Visigoths were Germanic placed by Roman authorities as defense on Rome's border. Attila and Huns began to press on Germanic tribes. In contrast, they began to press on the Roman Empire(early 5th century). |
| When Roman Empire Fell | Visigoths sacked Rome in 410 C.E. and by 476 C.E. Roman emperor was deposed. The fall was complete. Eastern half survived as the Byzantine Empire. |
| Silk Road | Major trade route over land from China to the Roman Empire. Pastoral communities along the road provided protection, shelter, and supplies for merchants in exchange for payment. Disease traveled same route as well as armies. |
| Silk Road(continued) | Religion followed the roads of the merchants. Buddhism spread through East and SE Asian through Silk Road. Christianity spread in Mediterranean via land and sea. |
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