Crusades
The eleventh century was a period of time when the Seljuk Turk’s expansion of Islam and the Arab empire in the Middle East created a sense of distress that spread throughout the clergy of Christianity and among all of Christendom. The invasion of areas in the Christian Byzantium Empire helped to arouse anger against Moslems. A sense of fear and urgency grew that something had to be done to stop Moslem territorial expansion and subjugation to the tenants of the Islam faith.
The first two Crusades were, without a doubt, the most important of them all. “The era of the Crusades is one of the most important in the history of Western civilization. When it began, western Europe was only just emerging from the long period of barbarian invasions that we call the Dark Ages” (Jordan 133).
These Crusades were the first time in western civilization that regardless of social status clergy, nobles, and peasants united in a common purpose. under the umbrella of Christianity. They united to stop the spread and controlling influence of the Moslem Empire. Many factors led to these crusades, and what happened during the course of them is unimaginable. The result of the Crusades had a profound impact during this period of history, there are still plenty of lasting effects on Europe and globally to this day.
How did the Crusades start? Voyages by religious believers to the Holy Land throughout early Judeo Christian history led up to the Crusades. The Holy Sepulcre in Jerusalem is the resting place for Jesus Christ after his death on the cross, and this is a common place for Christians to visit, with obvious reason. With this in mind, Christianity spread throughout the Middle East and Western Europe. Eventually, believers studied past Biblical events and geographic locations as practices of their faith and freedom. The Christian pilgrims went through many struggles in their visits to the Holy Land and Jerusalem. The Christian pilgrims had to survive
The first two Crusades were, without a doubt, the most important of them all. “The era of the Crusades is one of the most important in the history of Western civilization. When it began, western Europe was only just emerging from the long period of barbarian invasions that we call the Dark Ages” (Jordan 133).
These Crusades were the first time in western civilization that regardless of social status clergy, nobles, and peasants united in a common purpose. under the umbrella of Christianity. They united to stop the spread and controlling influence of the Moslem Empire. Many factors led to these crusades, and what happened during the course of them is unimaginable. The result of the Crusades had a profound impact during this period of history, there are still plenty of lasting effects on Europe and globally to this day.
How did the Crusades start? Voyages by religious believers to the Holy Land throughout early Judeo Christian history led up to the Crusades. The Holy Sepulcre in Jerusalem is the resting place for Jesus Christ after his death on the cross, and this is a common place for Christians to visit, with obvious reason. With this in mind, Christianity spread throughout the Middle East and Western Europe. Eventually, believers studied past Biblical events and geographic locations as practices of their faith and freedom. The Christian pilgrims went through many struggles in their visits to the Holy Land and Jerusalem. The Christian pilgrims had to survive
Cited: Phillips, Jonathan. "The Call of the." History Today 59.11 (2009): 10-17. Religion and Philosophy Collection. EBSCO. Web. 1 Oct. 2010.