A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.
Explain the process of state building and decline in Eurasia over time.
Empires collapsed in different regions of the world and in some areas were replaced by new imperial states, including the Mongol khanates.
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As societies develop, they affect and are affected by the ways that they produce, exchange, and consume goods and services.
Explain how the expansion of empires influenced trade and communication over time.
The expansion of empires—including the Mongols—facilitated Afro-Eurasian trade and communication as new people were drawn into their conquerors’ economies and trade networks.
The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their beliefs often have political, social, and cultural implications.
Explain the significance of the Mongol Empire in larger patterns of continuity and change.
Interregional contacts and conflicts between states and empires, including the Mongols, encouraged significant technological and cultural transfers.
Technological and cultural transfers:
Transfer of Greco– Islamic medical knowledge to western Europe
Transfer of numbering systems to Europe
Adoption of Uyghur script
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