The+Classical+Period+-Directions,+Diversities,+and+Declines+by+500+C.E.

__Declines in China, India, and Rome:__ Internal:

__China-__ -bureaucracy crumbled and the emperor eventually lost power -peasants rebelled -Civil War

__India-__ -The Guptas were dethrowned by the Huns -leadership weakened -lost power in princes -decrease in regional leaders=chaos

__Rome-__ -overexpanded (too big) -economy decreased -currency decreased -increase in Christianity in the empire -army began to fade

__External:__

__China-__ -invasions (Huns) -epedemics passedd through by trade which brought a decrease in population

__India-__ -invasions from Huns, Islams, and Arabs

__Rome-__ -Germanic invasions (Visogoths) -disease

__Consequences:__

__China-__ -not permanents so there was no need to reinvent it -new art and literature -NEO Confucianism (New Confucianism) -new dynasties came into power (Sei and Tang)

__India-__ -Islam increased -divided into different states -Arab traders took control of the Indian Ocean -decline in Buddhism -Hinduism gained ground

__Rome-__ -Rome lost half of their empire -the only part that remained was the byzantine empire -The kingdom of Vandals started -reduced level of civilization

Key Terms:

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 * 1) Axum and Ethiopia- were both ancient kingdoms around 300 B.C.E.