In your response you should do the following:
- Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning.
- Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt.
- Support an argument in response to the prompt using at least two pieces of specific and relevant evidence.
- Use historical reasoning (e.g., comparison, causation, continuity or change over time) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt.
- Demonstrate a complex understanding of a historical development related to the prompt through sophisticated argumentation and/or effective use of evidence.
2. Evaluate the extent to which Chinese cultural traditions influenced governance or social structures in East Asia in the period from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
3. Evaluate the extent to which the expansion of exchange networks contributed to state formation in South or Southeast Asia in the period from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
4. Evaluate the extent to which state systems in the Americas or Africa demonstrated innovation in their development in the period from c. 1200 to c. 1450.