1.Describe the connections between the growing power of Christianity and the political reconfiguration of the Roman Empire. What was the appeal of Christianity in the Roman Empire?

2. Describe the process through which an expanding Islam fostered an agricultural revolution. What crops and cultivation techniques were involved?

3.Describe how the Song dynasty reacted to the military strength of its nomadic pastoral neighbors. How did these relationships foster a distinct Chinese identity?

5. Explain how the Black Death, or bubonic plague, spread throughout Afro-Eurasia. What human activity facilitated its diffusion?

6.Describe how Brahmanism (Vedic religion) evolved into Hinduism? What factors contributed to this development?

8. Analyze the impact of the spread of Islam on Afro-Asian societies. How did the large Islamic empire shape the movement of peoples, ideas, innovations, and commodities across the vast landmass?

10.Describe the cultural diversity within the Islamic world during this era. How did diverse Islamic communities achieve a uniform regional identity?

11. Describe the Empire of the Mongols created 13th century how did the policies promote greater contact among the various regions of Afro-Eurasia?

12.Describe the goals of the Ming dynasty’s maritime exhibitions. Why did the government later abandon them?