History A-Level
Political fragmentation and decentralisation
What Political fragmentation and decentralisation means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The Empire was a decentralised political entity of over 300 semi-autonomous states, whose government relied on a delicate balance of power.
Topics that use Political fragmentation and decentralisation
- 2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564 (A-level only) – The challenge of Luther, 1517–1521 (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Decentralisation
- Imperial politics
- Papal authority
- Secular versus Religious power
- Social inequality and class tension
- Theological development and personal faith
- Challenges to papal authority and Church corruption
- Economic change and urbanisation
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