Write a paper in this course dedicated to examining and integrating several primary sources into an organized and coherent essay. How well you interpret and integrate the information from the primary sources is part of how I will be evaluating your submissions. You have several options to choose from in order to fulfill this requirement. The history of the “new” religions is one of them. Your first primary sources analysis paper option will have you compare Buddhism, Christianity and Islam: Where did these religions come from? What do they have in common? How are they different? Why did they spread so rapidly? What was especially appealing about these new religions? What impact did they have on the social and political structure of their respective worlds?
