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Decline of the Classical Civilizations AP WORLD I Fall of Classical Civs • Between _______________________ all three classical civilizations collapsed • _________________ invaders disrupt the Roman Empire • The ___________ invaded Rome • Another Hun Group disrupted the Gupta Empire in India • Han China/Roman Empire suffered from severe internal _______________ well before the invasions • By 100 CE ______________ China is in serious decline • Han and Roman share many characteristics of ______________ • _______________ ineffectiveness • Inability to push back _______________ • Revolution/_______________ War • Daoists: _______________ Turbans • _____________ unrest • _____________ China, post-classical • China does revive itself towards the end of the 6th century • _____________Dynasty • _____________Dynasty (618 CE) India • India was always a _____________kingdom, whereas the Emperor shared power with local princes • This control was _____________by the mid-5th century • _____________ • Regional Princes, the _____________, controlled the small states of India • Indian Culture continues to evolve • Affected by Muslim armies after _____________CE Roman Decline • After 180 CE, Roman fell into disrepair • _____________ • Declining _____________ • Declining tax _____________ • Disputes over succession to the throne • Intervention of the _____________ • Plagues • _____________trade… • _____________Decline Roman Collapse • DECLINE OF THE UPPER CLASS • _____________ • Creativity • _____________effect of authoritarian rule • Sole interest in _____________ In the West… • As conditions worsened, as _____________life became more precarious • Farmers clustered under the protection of large landowners • Offer food, work, shelter, and _____________ • Local Stability, but weakened the power of the Emperor • Cities _____________in size • Diocletian (284-305 CE) tries to _____________the Empire • Improve _____________ • Improve _____________collection • Worship Emperor as a _____________ • Persecute _____________ • Constantine (312-337 CE) • Set up second Capital City in the _____________ to regulate that side of the Empire more effectively: _____________ (the city of Byzantium) • Adopts _____________to help unify the empire • Decline was exacerbated by the _____________Invasions (which only totaled about 5% of the Population) • BUT…Rome was so weak…they were _____________ • The final Roman Emperor was displaced in _____________CE Post-Classical Mediterranean • Eastern portion of Empire: Centered on Constantinople • _____________EMPIRE • _____________ (527-565 CE) tries to recapture heritage of Rome • Justinians Code: _____________Law • Middle East: _____________and Sassanid empires serve as a bridge between _____________World and the East • North Africa: Regional Kingdoms • _____________Church: Egypt • North African Christianity • WESTERN EUROPE: Middle Ages • _____________ • _____________Kingdoms
