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