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Politics Europe, Middle East, and East Asia. By: Christine Loui Danielle Pobega Rebecca Thayil. 750-1258 CE Abbasid dynasty. 46-44 BCE – Julius Caesar reigns over Rome. 509 BCE – establishment of republic in Rome. 476 CE – fall of Rome. 2200 BCE Xia Dynasty.
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PoliticsEurope, Middle East, and East Asia By: Christine Loui Danielle Pobega Rebecca Thayil
750-1258 CE Abbasid dynasty 46-44 BCE – Julius Caesar reigns over Rome 509 BCE – establishment of republic in Rome 476 CE – fall of Rome 2200 BCE Xia Dynasty 334-330 BCE – Invasion and conquest of Alexander the Great 1050 CE – Seljuk Turks control Abbasid realm 661-750 CE Umayyad dynasty 1792-1750 BCE - reign of Hammaurabi 1453 – Fall of Constantinople 221 BCE Qin Dynasty 14th century - Mongols 443-429 BCE – Pericles’ reign 330 CE – Constantinople is new capital of Roman Empire 1368 – Ming dynasty
East Asia (China) • Xia Dynasty: 2200 BCE • First large attempted governmental institution in China • Fairly decentralized • Qin Dynasty: 221 BCE • Unification of China • Centralized government starting from this dynasty
Mongols: 14th century • Took political control over China • Ming Dynasty: 1368 CE • Regain of political power to China
Middle East/Central Asia • Reign of Hammaurabi: 1792-1750 BCE • Hammurabi's code - which followed the belief 'eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth' • Invasion and conquest of Alexander the Great: 334-330 BCE • Seleucid, Parthian, and Sasnid Empires- When Alexander died, the empire was divided into 3 different empires by his generals, who ruled the lands themselves.
Umayyad dynasty: 661-750 CE A Cosmopolitan dynasty with a prominent merchant class Abbasid dynasty: 750-1258 CE Tightly Centralized government Seljuk Turks control Abbasid realm: 1050 CE
Europe Pericles’ reign: 443-429 BCE - brought democracy to Greece (free adult males only) Julius Caesar reigns over Rome: 46-44 BCE - Dictatorship returns to Rome Feudalism: -Decentralized government -Local overlords -manorialism Constantinople is new capital of Roman Empire: 330 CE - Constantine moves the capital due to external pressures from invaders
Fall of Rome: 476 CE - internal power struggles - invader threats - economic crisis - high tension between social classes Fall of Constantinople: 1453 CE