A Variety of Internal and External Factors Contributed to State $\bullet$

A variety of internal and external factors contributed to state formation, expansion, and decline.
Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures.
Develop an argument that evaluates how rulers legitimized and consolidated their power in land-based empires from 1200-1500.
In your response you should do the following:
$\bullet$ Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning.
$\bullet$ Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt.
$\bullet$ Support an argument in response to the prompt using specific and relevant examples of evidence.
$\bullet$ Use historical reasoning (e.g., comparison, causation, continuity or change) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt.
$\bullet$ Use evidence to corroborate, qualify, or modify an argument that addresses the prompt.