"a woman and her husband, her children, her parents, her mother-in-law, her sister, a parakeet, two irish setters, a cow, and five chickens live together on a farm in the midwest. this is an example of a"

'Expanded Family'

the factors that the economies of the muslim empires prosper were:

1- land trade routes-located between three continents  

2- sea trade routes

trade contributed to the spread of muslim empires, and with that islamic culture led to a growing feeling of internationalism resulted in the transfer of technology, science, and other cultural forms.