Post Classical Era

By ryanjohnston9
  • Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1500

    Post Classical Era

  • Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1279

    Chola Dynasty

    -One of the longest ruling dynasties in Indian history of southern India
    -Very little info on the origin of the choda people
    -Monarchial system of government
    -Land revenue and trade taxes were the main sources of income
    -3 tier economic system of agriculture, artisans, and elite merchants
    -Many guilds, communities, and castes emerged
    -The chola excelled in foreign trade and maritime activity
    -Major following of Hinduism
    -Chola empire fell due to a series of attacks from foreign forces
  • Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1453

    Byzantine Empire

    -Also known as the Eastern Roman Empire
    -Capitol city was Constantinople, founded as Byzantium, geographically powerful location
    -Was the most economically, cultural, and militarily powerful force in Europe for most of its existence
    - Justinian I ruled from 527 until his death in 567. He was the first great ruler of the Byzantine empire
    -Switch from iconoclasm to monasticism in the 8th and 9th centuries
    -Saw beginning of the crusades in 11th century
    - Fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453
  • Period: Jan 1, 618 to Jan 1, 907

    Tang Dynasty

    Tang Taizong: gave China time of stability and prosperity
    Transportation and Communications with roads, horses, and human runners
    Equal-Field System: allotted land based on fertility to avoid concentration of property
    Bureaucracy of Merit: officials through Confucian education system
    Taklamakan Desert to East China Sea and down south to Vietnam on coast of China
  • Period: Feb 1, 661 to Feb 1, 750

    Umayyad Dynasty

    The Umayyad Dyansty was an Islamic empire. The empire stretched from Persia through Arabia, North Africa, and all the way to Southern Spain. The Dynasty came to power after the death of the Caliph Ali and solved the succession dispute. The rulers were Sunni who favored Arab military aristocracy. It accepted all religions but levied a Jizya tax on non-muslims. It was a very tightly centralized empire.
  • Period: Jan 1, 750 to

    Carolingian Empire

    The Carolingian Empire was the most powerful state in the Early Middle Ages. It derived from a family of Franks who all possessed the name Charles, most notably Charlemagne. Throughout his reign he took over Italy, fighting off the Saxons, Slavs and Avar peoples. This created the base for the Holy Roman Empire. The empire was short lived because of Charlemagne's death and the empire was then divided up to his three sons.
  • Period: Feb 1, 750 to Feb 1, 1258

    Abbasid Dynasty

    The Dynasty followed, and took power from, the Umayyad. The empire stretched almost but not quite as far Abbasid, not reaching Southern Spain. Abbu al-Abbas united and led Sunnis Shias and non-Arabs against the Umayyad winning a massive battle in 750 CE. It was a cosmopolitan dynasty with many groups having power. They focused on administration using Ulama and Qadis to enforce Sharia law.
  • Period: Jan 1, 960 to Jan 1, 1279

    Song Dynasty

    Song Taizu: organized a centralized administration with tight hold on military and all officials servants to government
    Expanded Bureaucracy of Merit, more canidates
    Tight bureaucracy cost money, raised taxes, rebellions
    Scholar bureaucrats led military with no experience, weak army
    All East China
  • Period: Feb 1, 1000 to Feb 1, 1200

    Kingdom of Ghana

    The Kingdom is situated between the Senegal and Niger Rivers in West Africa. At the arrival of Islamic merchants from the north Ghana was the predominant kingdom in the region. The area was rich with gold and traded it with these merchants. Islam became integrated into the area as rulers converted for better trade relationships and others followed.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1200 to Jan 1, 1400

    Mali Empire

    Built by lion prince Sundiata
    Included lands of Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, and Sierra Lione in Africa
    Benefited from trans-Saharan trade on large scale
    Mali rulers honored Islam
    Mansa Musa (1312-1337): large caravan to Mecca, distributed gold and slaves, built mosques and schools
  • Feb 2, 1500

    CCOT- Expansion and Intensification of communication and trade networks

    This era experienced a deeper and more advanced way of human interactions and networks. It combines old and new networks, further advancing the ways humans communicate. This resulted in an increase in wealth and deman for more cultural exchange. Innovation in transportation was the main infrediate to advancements in communication. Transportation also changed the rate at which goods could arrive, the quicker and more goods arrived, the quicker people could amass their wealth at the time.