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