Chapter 15

Chapter 8
|1. |Explain the way Islam began to fragment along three separate paths. What were these paths, and how were their beliefs different?|

|2. |Explain how Islam was able to spread from Spain to India in a relatively short amount of time, dominating a wide range of |
| |territories and societies. |

|3. |Describe the evolution of Islamic civilization. What was its effect on Europe? |

|4. |What does the chapter reveal about the status of Muslim women? Compare their status with the status of women in other parts of |
| |the world at that time. |

Chapter 9
|5. |How did the decline of the Byzantine Empire correlate with the growth in the power and prestige of the Holy Roman Empire in |
| |western Europe? |

|6. |Describe the political and economic transformation of Western Europe after the decline of Rome. How did the organization of |
| |Medieval European societies differ from that of Rome at its height? |

|7. |Describe life in feudal society in the period from 600 to 1200. Include various economic, gender, and social groups in your |
| |answer. |

|8. |Discuss the internal and external threats facing the Christian church between 600 and 1200. |

|9. |Describe the process by which Vladimir I chose Orthodox Christianity for Kievan Russia.