The End of the Classical Era

The World History in Transition, 200-700 C.E.

CHAPTER SUMMARY

The Decline of Civilization and the Rise of Religions

Defining the New Period

Surge in Popular Religions

Upheavals in Eastern and Southern Asia

Decline and Fall of the Han

Buddhism Grows

Enter the Sui

Enter the Tang

The End of the Guptas

Hindu Revival

Islam and India

The Fall of the Roman Empire

Roman Decline

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Decline and Fall

The Process of Roman Decline

The Last Big Emperors

The Empire Ends

Results of the Fall of Rome

North Africa, after the Fall

Germanic Kingdoms

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The Problem of Decline and Fall

The Development and Spread of World Religions

Comparing Christianity and Buddhism

Christianity and Buddhism

Christianity Gains Ground

Council of Nicea & Leo I

Early Christian
Contributions

Appeal of Christianity

The New Religious Map

In the Wake of Decline and Fall

The End

 The End of the Classical Era