What+are+the+issues+involved+n+using+cultural+areas+rather+than+political+states+as+units+of+analysis?

 ** Cultural Areas vs. Political States as Units of Analysis **

**When Using...** -Cultural areas, such as the Islamic Empire, have varying types of governments and social classes. -Just using "the Islamic World" as a unit of analysis which consists of countries in the Middle East, Europe, Northern Africa, and parts of Asia, is too vague and there are too many different forms of governments within it
 * __Cultural Areas__:

-Political states like India or the Byzantine Empire, have diverse religions and cultures within them -Using a political state like India as a unit of analysis just for it's political factors doesn't take in the diversity of cultures within it.
 * __Political States__:

__SOURCES:__ DeLarme's notes