HIST-UA 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, Noble Eightfold Path, Middle Kingdoms Of India
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330 a. d, constantine has a vision from god to spread christianity/just feels like spreading it, wins civil war in rome b. i. Makes christianity official religion in rome b. i. 1. b. i. 2. Christianity appeals to all those who want salvation: constantine makes constantinople c. i. Rome is sacked a couple of times c. i. 1. c. Western empire comes to an end in 476 a. d. Classical china: han dynasty, philosophies and political systems still here, confucianism arose in response to chaos from warring states period b. i. Most honorable thing to be is a civil servant c. ii. 1. Any class can do it, but you have to pass this really hard exam c. ii. 2. More of a meritocracy bureaucrats are more loyal and effective: military threat d. i. Invents paper, new technologies, good irrigation, etc: chinese not interested in goods coming from east, only interested in money, han dynasty falls g. i. Nothing too big: confucian ideals were and would be influential on china. Classical africa: not much is going on.
