the possession of the holy land was called the Crusades‚ and they were one of the bloodiest wars in history. These wars were caused primarily by the desire for political and economic gain‚ as shown by the desire for personal gain by both the pope and common crusaders‚ and the Crusaders’ clear violation of Christian teachings on various occasions. The Pope who had called for the First Crusade was Pope Urban II‚ and his motives to call for a Crusade were not
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October 8‚ 2016 First Crusade: Prep Paper Causes of the First Crusade The Crusades are an important part of the history of the world. The first crusade marks a major turning point in the history of Europe‚ marking the first major war of conquest launched from Western Europe since the decline of the Roman Empire. The first Crusade has had many different causes and effects. What I am writing about in this paper is those causes and how they came to be in the first place. The Crusades began as religious
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The Crusades began in 1095‚ when the Byzantine Emperor in Constantinople sent an ambassador to The Pope Urban II in Italy asking for military help against the growing Turkish threat. The Pope responded immediately by telling the Catholic soldiers to join the First Crusade. Their goal was to conquer the Holy Land from the Muslims. The pope also wanted to reunite the Eastern and Western empires so he decided to create conflict between Muslim Empire hoping for a reunion. Basically‚ he wanted Christians
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The film “The Crusades: An Arab Perspective” is a TV series that was produced by Al Jazeera English which emphasizes the history of the holy war between crusaders and Islam. In the first place‚ the western European we know today was not the same in the 11th century. Europeans had no title of land and they were serfs who worked in agricultural lands. Most knights would rob people just to accumulate income. The church who had the power to govern wanted to conquer the Islam region. It was their calling
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“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
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Were the crusades worthwhile for the people of Europe? Religious wars‚ known prominently by the name of the crusades‚ were a sequence of battles between Christian and Muslim forces for control of the Holy Lands‚ in particular‚ Jerusalem. The battles occurred between the years of 1096 and 1291. Christian forces believed it was the place where Jesus was crucified and where he ascended to heaven; alternatively‚ to Muslims it was the place where Muhammad ascended to heaven. Despite the
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Some view the Crusades as wars of bloodlust‚ greed‚ and power. War is an escalated conflict of interest usually over money and/or resources. The outcome of war is that one culture advances due to newly acquired resources or advancements made from the war. The Crusades‚ in principle‚ were originated to assist Constantinople from the onslaught of Seljuk Turks and free the Holy City of Jerusalem from the clutches of Muslim control. These events would create the most dramatic geopolitical upheaval until
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The crusades occurred in 1095 during the postclassical era just after William the Conqueror had unified England. The fighting was between the Muslims and Christians. Many things contributed to causing the crusades. Religious motivation and political/economical gain were both major factors that caused them. Proof that religious motivation was a cause for the crusades is shown through many of these documents. First‚ document one contains such quotes as‚ "Christ commands it"‚ " concerns you and God"
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During the twelfth century‚ Anna Komnene‚ the daughter of king Alexius of Byzantine wrote The Alexiad in which she gives us an account of the First Crusade (1095)‚ the rising conflict between the Byzantines and the Western Europeans‚ and the pressing problems faced by the Byzantine Empire during king Alexius’s reign. By 1056‚ the Byzantine Empire had become a powerful nation with its territory expansions‚ but during the late eleventh century it was on the brink of collapse as the Seljuk Turks rose
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Imagine thousands of people attacking for you beliefs. Being burned alive‚ tortured‚ and turned into slaves. These are concepts that many‚ especially Muslims‚ encountered in the Crusades. Most would say the Crusades were religious‚ but they weren’t in reality. They were absolutely terrifying and always ended in tragedy for at least one side. In the beginning‚ life was fine for Christians to easily take a pilgrimage to the Holy Land because the Muslims liked the profit
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