1. Why did the Roman Catholic Church come to stress celibacy for its priests?
2. Why was the Byzantine Empire able to stabilize and recover much of its power around 1000?
3. Why had kings finally won the battle for power in Western Europe by 1500?
4. What are the major reasons that pilgrimages became an important part of popular religious practice in Western Europe after 1000?
5. What major religious difference between Latin (Catholic and Protestant) Christianity and Eastern Orthodoxy resulted from their very different political contexts after the 400s?
6. How is The Prince an example of humanism?
7. Why did Spain and Portugal specifically lead the way in European expansion?
8. Why did China cease its voyages of exploration after 1433?