The Crusades Dbq Essay
“I am writing a book about the Crusades so dull that I can scarcely write it.”(Hilaire Belloc). This is very true because the Crusades did not have a lot of kid friendly material and were very violent. The army that lead the attack was filled with “ten of thousands of peasants, nobles, and clergy responded to Urban II’s call.”(The First Crusaders PowerPoint). Jerusalem was a holy ground for the Christians and was taken by the Muslims. When the Crusaders entered Jerusalem, a bloodbath commenced with different Muslims views, Crusaders views, and reasons supporting the attack.
To understand the reason behind the attacks, one must know about each side's history. “The first of the Crusades began in 1095, when armies of Christians from Western Europe …show more content…
“Indeed, it was a just and splendid judgment of God that this place should be filled with the blood of the unbelievers, since it had suffered so long from their blasphemies...On this day, the children of the apostles regained the city and fatherland for God and the fathers.”(Document A). The Crusaders also believed that God was on their side which allowed the Christians to stand up victorious. The huge temple became one of the reasons that the city had suffered from “unbelievers” because the temple was built for christian reasons. The document even states that “the children of apostles” were jumping in joy after the victory which showed the importance of the victory. The Document later states that the men had to step over the bodies which can also be interpreted as a lot of loss for the …show more content…
The Holy Land was a very important piece of land to the Christians because of The Great Temple. This caused the Christians to create the Crusaders taking serious measures to gain back the Holy Land. On the other hand, the Muslims believed that the land was not the Christian's property and believed the attack was unfair. The bloodbath that took place in this confrontation was very violent with the favor leaning towards the Christians. The scene that happened at Jerusalem was very bloody and had many different views and
To understand the reason behind the attacks, one must know about each side's history. “The first of the Crusades began in 1095, when armies of Christians from Western Europe …show more content…
“Indeed, it was a just and splendid judgment of God that this place should be filled with the blood of the unbelievers, since it had suffered so long from their blasphemies...On this day, the children of the apostles regained the city and fatherland for God and the fathers.”(Document A). The Crusaders also believed that God was on their side which allowed the Christians to stand up victorious. The huge temple became one of the reasons that the city had suffered from “unbelievers” because the temple was built for christian reasons. The document even states that “the children of apostles” were jumping in joy after the victory which showed the importance of the victory. The Document later states that the men had to step over the bodies which can also be interpreted as a lot of loss for the …show more content…
The Holy Land was a very important piece of land to the Christians because of The Great Temple. This caused the Christians to create the Crusaders taking serious measures to gain back the Holy Land. On the other hand, the Muslims believed that the land was not the Christian's property and believed the attack was unfair. The bloodbath that took place in this confrontation was very violent with the favor leaning towards the Christians. The scene that happened at Jerusalem was very bloody and had many different views and