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Diocletian
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Roman Emporer (284- 305 CE)
Divided empire to 2 distrcits with co-emporers, and a powerful lieutenant |
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Sinicization of nomads
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Nomadic groups would live near empires (Visigoths and Rome) and get in sync with cultures of the empire.
The visigoths were sinicized with Roman cultures, made up much of the Roman army and even married Roman spouses. |
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Oasis towns
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Towns running along the Silk Roads where travelers, mainly merchants, met with others to exchange goods, get accommodation or spread cultures.
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Land distrubution
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As the Christian Church was institutionalized, the council of bishops were started.
The Bishop of Rome being the most prominent due to his location in Rome and became a spiritual leaderUneven Land distribution lead to revolts of peasants under the Han dynasty to start the Yellow Turban Revolt . |
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Bishop of Rome
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As the Christian Church was institutionalized, the council of bishops were started.
The Bishop of Rome being the most prominent due to his location in Rome and became a spiritual leader. |
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Hellenistic Empires
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Alexander of Macedon's realm was divided into the Antagonid, Ptloemaic, and Seleucid empires.
Antigonid were in Greece & Macedon, fluorished through trade. Ptloemic empire; Egypt was the wealthiest, And Seleucid was the largest from Bactria to Anatolia |
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Roman Law
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Influenced the development of law today.
Dealt with succession, obligations, property, and persons. Mainly passed by patrician families. |
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Roman Roads
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Highways linking Rome to its provinces that brought trade and put distant provinces in touch with each other.
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Hammurabi
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Most prominent of Babylonian conquers, (1792-1750) "King of the Four Quatered world'
centralized bureaucratic rule and regular taxation. "Lex talionis" law of retaliation (eye for an eye) in his set of laws for Mesopotamnia |
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Persian Wars
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Greek Cities revolted against Persia in 500 BCE and lead to the battle of Marathon, in which Xerxes tried to seize Athens, but led to Persian retreat
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