11th century and the Holy Land is controlled by the Seljuk Turks. The Holy Land and Jerusalem is in the middle of three continents as shown in the map below. The Turks not only attacked Christian areas in the Byzantine Empire‚ but they also attacked Christian pilgrims. Unable to defend his land by himself‚ Byzantine Emperor Alexius I Comnenus has asked Pope Urban II for help. Post Number 2: As a result to Pope Urban’s decision to help the Byzantine Empire by taking back the Holy Land‚ people became
Premium
~~~FIRST CRUSADE - After the Normans had settled in France and conquered England‚ both France and England‚ and also the Holy Roman Empire‚ were stronger than they had been since the time of Charlemagne. Their kings and queensbegan to think‚ as he had‚ of reconquering the whole Mediterranean and recreating the Roman Empire. In particular‚ they wanted to take Jerusalem‚ the city ofJesus Christ‚ away from the Islamic Fatimids who were ruling it. In 1095 AD Pope Urban made a great speech at Clermont
Premium Pope First Crusade Holy Roman Empire
The First Crusade 1095-1100 1. The crusading movement was a significant event in the history of medieval Europe. They opened an era in which Western Europe came into direct contact with the great trade routes that united the civilizations of Eurasia For the first time since the fall of the Roman empire‚ western Europe was not isolated‚ but a part of a greater world. Many things flowed along these trade routes. Some were good‚ such as paper‚ the compass‚ medicines and spices‚ new crops and advances
Free Byzantine Empire Roman Empire Crusades
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was a military expedition by Roman Catholic Europe 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
Premium Crusades First Crusade Byzantine Empire
The Crusades are a long-glorified staple of world history as presented in the American education system‚ posed as the movement that allowed Christianity to blossom around the world the way it does today. In all actuality‚ this was just mass war between Islam and Christianity portrayed as missionary work. Hard facts show that these holy-wars were to prevent the spread of Islam‚ while caucasian cultures of Europe achieved “discovering” and conquering of many parts of the world and communities not before
Premium Crusades Christianity First Crusade
"Children ’s Crusade" The "Children ’s Crusade" is one of the more extraordinary events found in Medieval England. The "Children ’s Crusade" was set after the Fourth Crusade. By the closing stages of the Fourth Crusade (1202 to 1204)‚ it was obvious that the Christian crusaders had added no lasting achievement. Actually‚ the Fourth Crusade had been a tragedy for the Christians as a lot of crusaders had not even got to the Holy Land let unaided struggle for Jerusalem and a lot of Christians had used
Free Crusades
The First Crusade The First Crusade - 1096 - 1099 A brief description and outline of the Cause of the Crusades is as follows: The massacre of 3000 Christian Pilgrims in Jerusalem prompted the first crusade Religious Conviction of crusaders The Instinct to Fight The Preaching of Peter the Hermit The Threat of the Turks The Council of Clermont led by Pope Urban II - "It is the will of God" Leaders of the First Crusade The leaders of the First Crusade included some of
Premium First Crusade Crusades
what ways‚ could World War II be considered a continuation of World War I In 1918‚ the French population referred to a certain war as La der des der‚ which in English was translated as “the war to end all wars”. This event was the First World War‚ the most widespread and casualty-filled conflict the world had witnessed to date. Unfortunately‚ they were wrong in saying this‚ for 21 years later‚ global bloodshed was about to begin anew in the Second World War. In both wars
Premium World War I World War II
years of 1095 to 1291‚ the Christians sought to gain the Holy land and Jerusalem from the Muslins‚ or Moors. These series of wars are called the Crusades. These Crusades had effects on Europe that few other events had at the time. Although there were many effects‚ some were stronger than others‚ including the introduction of new technology‚ the creation of towns‚ and trade flourishing as well. Technology had appeared to be nonexistent at the time until The Crusades‚ thus making its introduction
Premium Crusades Christianity Europe
Revolutionary War fought between Great Britain and the colonists was justified under Christian faith. This war was not only fought for economic reasons‚ but also for fundamental Christian beliefs. England’s strong contempt over the colonies and the series of actions by the British pushed our Founding Fathers over the edge and towards independence. Even though leaders on both sides held valued Christian beliefs‚ the British gave the colonists too many obstacles to overcome. Just like in most wars‚ power
Premium American Revolution United States Declaration of Independence Boston Tea Party