HIST 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Diocletian
19 Sep 2016
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The secret history of china"s female emperor. Describe some of its lasting contributions to western civilization and how it was or was not unique vis- -vis (in comparison to) other contemporary empires, specifically china: monotheism: a religious and political revolution. 1 emperor and 1 patriarch: eastern orthodox. 1 caliph: religious and secular authority. 285 ce diocletian divided the roman empire with a capital at. 674-678 ce umayyad caliphate lays siege to constantinople. Muhammad 570-632 ce: founded islam in the 7th century. Five pillars: muhammad leader, 5 times a day prayer, pilgrimage to mecca once in your lifetime, charitable works, observe a month for fasting. Four rightly-guided caliphs (631-661: abu bakr, umar, uthman, ali. Rapid expansion in middle east, africa, asia and se europe. Medieval era: 476 ce c. 14th century. Middle ages= the period between the fall of rome and the. The dark ages (476to c. 800) = an era lacking in artistic and scientific accomplishments in western europe.
