600-1450+-+Europe+-+Theme+3

Theme # 3- State Building, Expansion and Conflict

 * **__Political Structures and Forms of Governance__**
 * 1) Centralized state
 * 2) Complex bureaucracy
 * 3) Relied on aristocratic deputies (Counts)
 * 4) Used //missi dommici// to oversee local authorities
 * **__Empires__**
 * 1) Holy Roman Empire.
 * 2) Carolingian Empire.


 * **__Nations and Nationalism__**
 * **__Revolts and Revolutions__**


 * **__Regional, Transregional and Global Structures__**