How instrumental was trade and invasion in spreading portable religions, including Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism in southern Asia?

How instrumental was trade and invasion in spreading portable religions, including Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism in southern Asia? Which of the two do you believe was the most important with regard to spreading those portable religions? Why? Based on the analysis of McNeill and McNeill, identify and describe the factors that shaped the life cycle of the Ming Dynasty from its birth to its decline and fall. Identify and describe the impact of the intrusion of Europeans on the economic life, social organization and political systems of the major American civilizations, including the Maya, Inca and Aztecs. Explain how the Renaissance helped spawn the Protestant Reformation. Secondly, explain how technological advances, especially the printing press, contributed to the development of the Protestant Reformation? What were some of the characteristics of the Byzantine Civilization that set it apart from developing European Civilization during the Late Middle Ages?