Compare the relationship between religion and political power in the classical ages of India, China, and Greece 3. What are the most important differences and similarities between the Roman Empire and earlier empires, such as the Persian, Han, Mauryan, and Egyptian empires? 4. Examine the role of pastoral nomads in human history, using specific examples. What has their role been in relationship to settled, agricultural cultures? 5. Compare any two of the political systems covered in this course, taking a broad look at what stabilized them and what made them vulnerable. 6. Compare the contexts in which Islam and Christianity emerged and expanded. What are the most important similarities and differences 7. How do you explain the development of very different formal educational systems in Europe, the Muslim world, and East Asia?
