The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Although there are no options attached, we can say the following.
States in Europe exercised power differently from states in Asia or Africa in the period 1200-1450 because the form of government in Europe was the monarchy. An absolute form of government in which the King was the most powerful figure in the kingdom and wanted more territories to conquer to demonstrate his power and dominion over other nations.
Something similar happened in Asia or Africa with the Mali Empire or the Majapahit Empire. Instead of a king, there was an Emperor who was the ruler of the land and expect total loyalty from subjects.
One of the main differences between both styles was that, in the case of Europe, Kings ordered their navy to explore and navigate the seas in order to find better trade routes and new territories to conquer to strengthen the power of the king. That is how European superpowers such as Spain, Great Britain, Portugal, and France, competed in the Age of Exploration.
