1.) Explain the major reasons for the Protestant Reformation and discuss the main differences between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism after 1530.
2.) Analyze the various options that Catholics, Protestants, and Muslims took in their missionary efforts in different areas of the world (e.g. impose orthodoxy or allow for local variations).
3.) Compare and contrast the record of conversion efforts in Europe and the Western Hemisphere with conversion history in Asia (both Christian and Muslim) during this era.
4.) Describe the changing relationship of religion and the state in Europe and Asia during this era.
5.) Evaluate the success of Christian and Muslim expansion and conversions as of 1800.