States and Empires, c. 1200 - c. 1450

States and empires developed across the World from c. 1200 to c. 1450 CE. These developments are a prominent part of Unit 1: The Global Tapestry in the curriculum guide for AP World History. States, including city-states, formed and grew in Afro-Eurasia and the Americas. This process created the context for larger empires and expanded trace after 1450 CE.