to regain the Holy Lands taken in the Muslim conquests of the Levant (632–661)‚ ultimately resulting in the recapture of Jerusalem in 1099. It was launched on 27 November 1095 by Pope Urban II with the primary goal of responding to an appeal from Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos‚ who requested that western volunteers come to his aid and help to repel the invading Seljuq Turks from Anatolia. An additional goal soon became the principal objective—the Christian reconquest of the sacred city of Jerusalem
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The Silk Roads are a network of land and see lanes all over three continents of the world – Asia‚ Europe and Africa. Starting in the third century BCE‚ China used the Silk Roads to carry trade goods to the lands of the Mediterranean. Moreover‚ people from Eurasia and Africa participated in the commercial transactions since the second century BCE. Traders and religious pilgrims travelled the roads for a bigger purpose than just trading: They spread political and religious ideas throughout three continents
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Also‚ a break down in central authority contributed to a sense of disorder after the year 1000. The economic system in Europe was in a state of transition as well as continuing struggles for land and power. Another factor would be the defeat of the Byzantine army at Manzikirt by the Seljuk Turks in 1071‚ which led to Alexius Comnenus seeking assistance of Western mercenary troops. In addition‚ papal reform also contributed to the First Crusade. The first of the Crusades began in 1095‚ when armies of
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first place. The Crusades began as religious wars to take control of the holy land of Jerusalem. The First Crusade began in the year 1095 CE and it was declared by Pope Urban II (c. 1042 – 29 July 1099). Urban II received an ambassador from the Byzantine
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The Virgin of Vladimir Byzantine painting was not realistic in its representations of the divine and super natural. (Online Lectures) The final results were paintings and mosaics that had a blending of some naturalistic elements and abstractions. (Online Lectures) The unifying element was that the works were depictions of the Divine for the Church. (Online Lectures) The Virgin of Vladimir an image depicting a mother and child was given to the Russian ruler by the Byzantine emperor somewhere between
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History of Painting Philippines Artistic paintings were introduced to the Filipinos in the 16th century when the Spaniards arrived in the Philippines. During this time‚ the Spaniards used paintings as religious propaganda to spread Catholicism throughout the Philippines. These paintings‚ appearing mostly on church walls‚ featured religious figures appearing in Catholic teachings. Due to the Church’s supervision of Filipino art and Spanish occupation of the Philippines‚ the purpose of most paintings
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2 Chapter 8 1. To what extent did you geography encourage Greeks to venture into the Mediterranean Sea? Greeks ventured in the Mediterranean Sea because Greece has a lot of islands and they are a Peninsula 2. In what ways did the colonies serve as links between Greece and the larger Mediterranean region? They are all on the coast they are all close to the Mediterranean. 3. What would have been the economic and political advantage and disadvantages of each? The economic
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Pope Innocent lll needed to attack Jerusalem through Eygpt however the Crusaders didnt have the cash to pay for the armada. Becuase of that‚ they didnt have enough cash or time ‚ the pioneers went to Constantipople where they attempted to put a Byzantine evacuation on the royal position. After all the perplexity‚ the Crusaders caught the city in 1204‚ which ended the foundation of Eastern Latin Empire. The objective of the Crusades was to recover the Holy Lands for the sake of the congregation and
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The Western Roman Empire crumbled to brutal barbarians; however‚ the Eastern Roman Empire amazingly resisted their attacks. This courageous empire became known as the Byzantine Empire. The people of this great empire tenaciously fought to keep control of their capital city‚ Constantinople. Around 527‚ an emperor‚ who became known as Justinian the Great‚ rose to power. Justinian desired to restore the massive Roman Empire. He assemble a gigantic army together and managed to recapture most of the
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In the High Middle Ages of the year 1095‚ Seljuk Turks stormed into Baghdad taking Jerusalem with them. They ravaged the towns and conquered all of Asian Minor from the Byzantine Greeks. Christian lands were burned and pillaged by an accursed race. The Byzantine emperor was in a state of emergency and requested help to fight against these people. The pope responded with a new kind of fighters to defend the lands. He called on the knights of Christendom to form a crusade. Their mission was to rescue
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