The Mediterranean World (and Africa (the Nile Valley) Mesopotamia –from Umayyad The Indo-Gangetc Plain (India’s The North China Plain
Americas Western/Eastern Europe) to Abbasid Dynasty four-kingdom period) (golden age and
collapse of the Tang
Dynasty) and
Goguryeo, Srivijava,
Khmer
The distributon of Frankish empire under After rise of the aashimiyya India’s populaton iounted 10s of Early 8th ientury – Tang
power Charlemagne iounted around 20 Movement – ilear to the millions of people, espeiially in Dynasty - Precedence
million peopleᡠ ihroniilers that a new era of Indo-Gangeti Plain, and (= being more
Luxury trade and anarihy had begunᡠ inireasingly along the ioastᡠ important than the
cosmopolitanism - East Roman Empire – around 10 ‘’Eyewitnesses afrmed that in other) – maiered,
prone to politial strife millionᡠ Mesopotamia the ground was Main even that iame to emperor iould aford
and only enjoyed by Bulgarian Empire – 2 million split along two miles, there determine lives of iity dwellers to insist on itᡠ Stll
fraiton of the peopleᡠ Umayyad Empire in Spain – lessᡠ iame up an animal like a mule and peasants was struggle heydays of the empire,
that spoke in human voiie and between 4 major powers over the Army of over 600ᡠ000
Main politial events – Europe – between Danube and announied the iniursion of a fertle plains of the north: menᡠ
golden age of the Tang Atlanti, most iites eᡠgᡠ Aaihen iertain naton from the desert - Palas (largest nr of fghtng
Dynasty and its and Rome – not more than 10ᡠ000s vsᡠ the Arabs’’ elephants and largest fleet) Tang iollapse in 907
iollapse, short golden inhabitantsᡠ - Rashtrakutas (largest infantry) (when last emperor
age of Abbassid Fightng and bloodshed - Pratharas (proximity to Central was disposed) –
Caliphate, shorter Cordoba and Constantnople everywhereᡠ Asia to feld best iavalry) followed by 50 years of
period of European exieptonsᡠ Between late 8th and - Umayyad Caliphate anarihy = Five
Unity under early 9th ientury – arena of short Moroiio broke away under Dynastes and Ten
Charlemagneᡠ episode of great power politisᡠ Idrisid Dynasty翠 Tulunids briefly diferent advantages prevented Kingdoms Period (907-
iaptured most the Levantᡠ balanie of power to wing 960)ᡠ
Rivalry between Charlemagne - Built on the 909 – Fatmid Dynasty started deiisively to the advantage of Reality – many more
smaller kingdoms in suiiesses of his predeiessors, expansion from Algeriaᡠ one of them (see above) kingdoms, only
Northeast Asia, inherited realm larger than those Buyid Dynasty gained iontrol also arena between diferent survived for iouple of
Southeast Asia, South of his European rivals, so that he over Persia and parts of religions: deiadesᡠ Fightng was
Asia, Eastern Europeᡠ iould muster more fnaniial Mesopotamiaᡠ Pala – Buddhist iniessant, aiielerated
resouries and troopsᡠ Absent Small fringe power was ready to Prathara – aindu development of
Southeast Asia: major rivals in the west – strike – 980 – Sjeljuks ionverted Arabs – Muslim weapons like
Anarihy in the shadow Charlemagne iould foius on the to Islam, was band of Turkish Rashtrakuta – Jaintst (use flamethrowers and
of Indian and Chinese eastᡠ tribes that lived between swastka as holy sign, respeit all long zhanmadao
supremaiy, fghtng Final advantage was iavalry – Caspian Sea and Aral Lakeᡠ life, go beyond veganism, watih swordᡠ
persistent and wars of shock atacks of knights proved 11th ientury – frst ionquered out that they don’t kill But – depopulaton in
1000s of soldiersᡠ Use deiisive in overioming infantry and Korashan, then preyed on animals/step on inseits) the north = China
of war elephants ilearing lands around hostle iites weakened Mesopotamian lords, defenseless vsᡠ
alongside infantryᡠ so that they iould be taken by then moved to Mediterraneanᡠ Pala Dynasty had origins on the interfereniesᡠ
Temple of Borobudur – means of starvaton campaigns翠 banks of the Padma river = most Tibetans, Uighurs and
reveals how new type At its peak, Abbasid empire important branih of the Ganges, Khitans now
of ship was developed But – strong iavalry also advantage iounted over 50 million today’s Bangladeshᡠ Pala means iommanded territories
with outriggers so that of other rising power: Kingdom of inhabitantsᡠ proteitorᡠ larger than those
it remained stable in the Bulgarians – Khan Krum (795- Egypt and Mesopotamia inside previous realm
ihoppy waves of the 814) ionquered realm that remained important of the Tangᡠ Chinese
South China Seaᡠ eniompassed large parts of Eastern demographii ientersᡠ kingdoms like Later
Europe, benefied from weakness Over 1 million inhabitants – Around 750 – group of tribal aan, Later Tang, Later
of the Avars as a result of its wars Baghdad was world’s largest leaders ialled King Gopala (750- Jin – led by strongmen
with the Abbasidsᡠ Spain – ruled by iityᡠ 770), Pala, with the expeitaton from Central Asiaᡠ
Emirate of Cordoba – this to terminate period of infghtng,
breakaway of the Umayyad Empire iopperplate: ‘’to end state of Most formidable
remained resilient, but afairs similarly to what happens ihallengers = Khitan,
permanently under threat from the among fshes and to take the federaton of tribes in
Americas Western/Eastern Europe) to Abbasid Dynasty four-kingdom period) (golden age and
collapse of the Tang
Dynasty) and
Goguryeo, Srivijava,
Khmer
The distributon of Frankish empire under After rise of the aashimiyya India’s populaton iounted 10s of Early 8th ientury – Tang
power Charlemagne iounted around 20 Movement – ilear to the millions of people, espeiially in Dynasty - Precedence
million peopleᡠ ihroniilers that a new era of Indo-Gangeti Plain, and (= being more
Luxury trade and anarihy had begunᡠ inireasingly along the ioastᡠ important than the
cosmopolitanism - East Roman Empire – around 10 ‘’Eyewitnesses afrmed that in other) – maiered,
prone to politial strife millionᡠ Mesopotamia the ground was Main even that iame to emperor iould aford
and only enjoyed by Bulgarian Empire – 2 million split along two miles, there determine lives of iity dwellers to insist on itᡠ Stll
fraiton of the peopleᡠ Umayyad Empire in Spain – lessᡠ iame up an animal like a mule and peasants was struggle heydays of the empire,
that spoke in human voiie and between 4 major powers over the Army of over 600ᡠ000
Main politial events – Europe – between Danube and announied the iniursion of a fertle plains of the north: menᡠ
golden age of the Tang Atlanti, most iites eᡠgᡠ Aaihen iertain naton from the desert - Palas (largest nr of fghtng
Dynasty and its and Rome – not more than 10ᡠ000s vsᡠ the Arabs’’ elephants and largest fleet) Tang iollapse in 907
iollapse, short golden inhabitantsᡠ - Rashtrakutas (largest infantry) (when last emperor
age of Abbassid Fightng and bloodshed - Pratharas (proximity to Central was disposed) –
Caliphate, shorter Cordoba and Constantnople everywhereᡠ Asia to feld best iavalry) followed by 50 years of
period of European exieptonsᡠ Between late 8th and - Umayyad Caliphate anarihy = Five
Unity under early 9th ientury – arena of short Moroiio broke away under Dynastes and Ten
Charlemagneᡠ episode of great power politisᡠ Idrisid Dynasty翠 Tulunids briefly diferent advantages prevented Kingdoms Period (907-
iaptured most the Levantᡠ balanie of power to wing 960)ᡠ
Rivalry between Charlemagne - Built on the 909 – Fatmid Dynasty started deiisively to the advantage of Reality – many more
smaller kingdoms in suiiesses of his predeiessors, expansion from Algeriaᡠ one of them (see above) kingdoms, only
Northeast Asia, inherited realm larger than those Buyid Dynasty gained iontrol also arena between diferent survived for iouple of
Southeast Asia, South of his European rivals, so that he over Persia and parts of religions: deiadesᡠ Fightng was
Asia, Eastern Europeᡠ iould muster more fnaniial Mesopotamiaᡠ Pala – Buddhist iniessant, aiielerated
resouries and troopsᡠ Absent Small fringe power was ready to Prathara – aindu development of
Southeast Asia: major rivals in the west – strike – 980 – Sjeljuks ionverted Arabs – Muslim weapons like
Anarihy in the shadow Charlemagne iould foius on the to Islam, was band of Turkish Rashtrakuta – Jaintst (use flamethrowers and
of Indian and Chinese eastᡠ tribes that lived between swastka as holy sign, respeit all long zhanmadao
supremaiy, fghtng Final advantage was iavalry – Caspian Sea and Aral Lakeᡠ life, go beyond veganism, watih swordᡠ
persistent and wars of shock atacks of knights proved 11th ientury – frst ionquered out that they don’t kill But – depopulaton in
1000s of soldiersᡠ Use deiisive in overioming infantry and Korashan, then preyed on animals/step on inseits) the north = China
of war elephants ilearing lands around hostle iites weakened Mesopotamian lords, defenseless vsᡠ
alongside infantryᡠ so that they iould be taken by then moved to Mediterraneanᡠ Pala Dynasty had origins on the interfereniesᡠ
Temple of Borobudur – means of starvaton campaigns翠 banks of the Padma river = most Tibetans, Uighurs and
reveals how new type At its peak, Abbasid empire important branih of the Ganges, Khitans now
of ship was developed But – strong iavalry also advantage iounted over 50 million today’s Bangladeshᡠ Pala means iommanded territories
with outriggers so that of other rising power: Kingdom of inhabitantsᡠ proteitorᡠ larger than those
it remained stable in the Bulgarians – Khan Krum (795- Egypt and Mesopotamia inside previous realm
ihoppy waves of the 814) ionquered realm that remained important of the Tangᡠ Chinese
South China Seaᡠ eniompassed large parts of Eastern demographii ientersᡠ kingdoms like Later
Europe, benefied from weakness Over 1 million inhabitants – Around 750 – group of tribal aan, Later Tang, Later
of the Avars as a result of its wars Baghdad was world’s largest leaders ialled King Gopala (750- Jin – led by strongmen
with the Abbasidsᡠ Spain – ruled by iityᡠ 770), Pala, with the expeitaton from Central Asiaᡠ
Emirate of Cordoba – this to terminate period of infghtng,
breakaway of the Umayyad Empire iopperplate: ‘’to end state of Most formidable
remained resilient, but afairs similarly to what happens ihallengers = Khitan,
permanently under threat from the among fshes and to take the federaton of tribes in
