A. Explain the systems of government employed by Chinese dynasties and how they developed over time.
B. Explain the effects of Chinese cultural traditions on East Asia over time.
C. Explain the effects of innovation on the Chinese economy over time.
D. Explain how systems of belief and their practices affected society in the period from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
E. Explain the causes and effects of the rise of Islamic states over time.
F. Explain the effects of intellectual innovation in Dar al-Islam.
G. Explain how the various belief systems and practices of South and Southeast Asia affected society over time.
H. Explain how and why various states of South and Southeast Asia developed and maintained power over time.
I. Explain how and why states in the Americas developed and changed over time.
J. Explain how and why states in Africa developed and changed over time.
K. Explain how the beliefs and practices of the predominant religions in Europe affected European society.
L. Explain the causes and consequences of political decentralization in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
M. Explain the effects of agriculture on social organization in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
N. Explain the similarities and differences in the processes of state formation from c. 1200 to c. 1450.