State Building
Jionna Harmon
Nov. 2014
APWH
Period 1
StateBuilding
600 C.E. to 1450 C.E. The process of statebuilding was a result of many transformations with religion, the ability to conquer and rule and political impacts. Although Islamic Caliphates and Mongol
Khanates had different approaches with some similarities, they still managed to expand and build a larger empire with their strategic thinking. A majority of state building branched from religious, political and power of control impacts that could innovate and create empires but was not promised to maintain successfully.
Islamic Caliphates purpose originally were successors to Muhammad as political leaders of the Islamic community. Eventually they transformed into monarchs who developed court rituals, a complex bureaucracy, a standing army, systems of taxation and currency. They created a way of life that would support a growing empire with a strong political and economic system.
Receiving taxes gave the control of empire benefits because they were making money that would open opportunity.
The first empire influenced by the Rightly Guided Caliphs came from the Umayyed family. The growing of the Arab Empire expanded moving the capital from Medina to Roman and Byzantine cities in Syria. Muslim forces operated on land and sea giving them the ability to move and conquer more civilizations to grow their empire. The acceptance of religion was beneficial because many people were monotheistic and familiar with the ideas of Islam. Islam itself had the ability and great influence to expand an empire.
Mongol Khanates conquered civilizations and made those with skill useful to the Mongol authorities. The Mongols were influenced by Xiongnu and Turkic statebuilding which gave them ideas to improve and expand their empire. The
Nov. 2014
APWH
Period 1
StateBuilding
600 C.E. to 1450 C.E. The process of statebuilding was a result of many transformations with religion, the ability to conquer and rule and political impacts. Although Islamic Caliphates and Mongol
Khanates had different approaches with some similarities, they still managed to expand and build a larger empire with their strategic thinking. A majority of state building branched from religious, political and power of control impacts that could innovate and create empires but was not promised to maintain successfully.
Islamic Caliphates purpose originally were successors to Muhammad as political leaders of the Islamic community. Eventually they transformed into monarchs who developed court rituals, a complex bureaucracy, a standing army, systems of taxation and currency. They created a way of life that would support a growing empire with a strong political and economic system.
Receiving taxes gave the control of empire benefits because they were making money that would open opportunity.
The first empire influenced by the Rightly Guided Caliphs came from the Umayyed family. The growing of the Arab Empire expanded moving the capital from Medina to Roman and Byzantine cities in Syria. Muslim forces operated on land and sea giving them the ability to move and conquer more civilizations to grow their empire. The acceptance of religion was beneficial because many people were monotheistic and familiar with the ideas of Islam. Islam itself had the ability and great influence to expand an empire.
Mongol Khanates conquered civilizations and made those with skill useful to the Mongol authorities. The Mongols were influenced by Xiongnu and Turkic statebuilding which gave them ideas to improve and expand their empire. The