AP WORLD Unit 1

Political Fragmentation

Political Fragmentation

When a large empire breaks up into smaller states (Successor states)

Governance

Steps:

administrative institutions,

policies/procedures

governments

obtain,

retain,

exercise power

Meritocracy

a social system, society, or organization in which people get success or power because of their abilities, not because of their money or social position

Bureacracy

hiearchy structure; a system of government where power is divided among different departments and officials.