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S: Muslim warrior, artist. O: Holy wars, Christians against Muslim, crusades. A: Muslim followers, people against Christian rule P: To inform the people, and to show the power of the muslim empire over the Christians. S: The rage and the power of the muslim empire against the christian warriosrs, trying to expell them from their holy land, Jerusalem. T: Power, destruction, death, fear and Happiness.

This primary source can help analize the different effects of the crusades. One effect of the crusades is shown above as war, destruction, fear and death, but other aspects need to be analyze as the conntact and the trade between the civilizations. The holy wars created a trade between the two great empires, flourishing various aspects of their civilization as trade routes.

S: Japanese Artist O: Buddhist influence in Japan. A: Buddhist followers, Japanese woman. P: To show the devotion of Japanese culture towars buddhism. S: Japanese religion, influence of Buddhism in Japan, and in gender structure. T: Veneration, devotion Thys primary source does not only show one of the major religions in Japan, but also the influence of the world, and the changes made by the religion in gender structure. The image above demonstrate the influence of China over Japan, and how the two cultures mix, echaging traditions, customs, and religions. Also gender structure was affected with the arrival of the religion.

"If the great, the military leaders and the leaders of the many descendants of the ruler who will be born in the future, should not adhere strictly to the Yasa, then the power of the state will be shattered and come to an end, no matter how they then seek Chingis Khan, they shall not find him." (Chingis Khan)

S: Genghis Khan, Yasa code O: Guide, or code of the Mongols A: People under Mongol rule P: To guide the people under the Mongol rule, strict rule about how Mongol leader should be S: Mongol rule, codes written by the leaders of the Mongols, establishing the rules for their future leader and people. T: Serious, strict, and direct This source is not important only because it shows the rules for the leader of the Mongols but because it unifies all of their vast territory under one set of laws or rules. The Mongols as we know did not have a specific religion, nor language, but with this law code, the only system that demands and unifies the biggest empire of the time.



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1. Roberts, J.M, (1993), History of the World, New York, Oxford Publication Press, page 302 2. Roberts, J.M, (1993), History of the World, New York, Oxford Publication Press, page 370 3. Genghis Kahn, __Yasa Code__, retrieved June 10, 2010 from: @http://www.coldsiberia.org/webdoc9.htm  4. Guy Marchant, "The Dance of the Dead,” retrieved June 10, 2010 from: http://chnm.gmu.edu/cyh/primary-sources/185