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  • THEMATIC FOCUS

    Governance GOV

    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.

    LEARNING OBJECTIVE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS

    Unit 1: Learning Objective L

    Explain the causes and consequences of political decentralization in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1450.

    KC-3.2.I.B.ii

    Europe was politically fragmented and characterized by decentralized monarchies, feudalism, and the manorial system.

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