Answer to Question #97422 in History for Nicholas A Cuevas

Question

Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which at least two states in Asia or Africa exercised power differently during 1200-1450

Answer 1

The Swahili city states, on the eastern coast of Africa, were autonomous settlements governed by independent rulers, who rarely exercised their power beyond their immediate vicinity. On the contrary, China had a centralized governance system that ruled over a wide area. The supreme leader governed China after defeating the Song and established a Yuan dynasty that lasted for a 100 years.