Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which levels of centralization in China and in European states differed in the period from circa 1200 to circa 1450.
Instructions:
In the period from circa 1200 to circa 1450, governments responded to a variety of internal and external factors in order to develop administrative institutions and centralize power.
Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which levels of centralization in China and in European states differed in this period.