I Professor Sarah M. Lane The crusades were religious wars promoted by the Catholic Church to regain entrance in holy places in Jerusalem in the thirteenth century. Both‚ Muslims and Jews had similar opinions about the crusades differing from the Christians who approved of them. Pope Urban‚ organizer of the papal monarchy and the Roman Curia‚ was a faithful believer of the crusades. At his speech in Clermont in 1095‚ he warned Europeans to accept the crusades‚ which he believed would free the
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wealthy and they were led by the Pope. Majority of people in the Middle Ages were Catholic and relied on the Church for teachings‚ rewards and punishments. The church used threats‚ teachings and law to control people of the Middle Ages. People went on Crusades for the Pope and the Church. The Church told people if they did not obey their rules and beliefs they would go to hell. People of the Middle Ages were forced to pay taxes‚ or tithes‚ to the Church. The Church in the Middle Ages was highly influential
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Robert W. Strayer Ways of the World: A Brief Global History with Sources Second Edition Chapter 10 The Worlds of Christendom: Contraction‚ Expansion‚ and Division‚ 500–1300 Copyright © 2013 by Bedford/St. Martin’s I. Christian Contraction in Asia and Africa A. Asian Christianity 1. The challenge of Islam‚ yet many cases of tolerance: While Christianity had spread through much of North Africa and the Middle East‚ the unexpected rise of a new monotheistic faith meant the end of some Christian
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Christians have gone on pilgrimages to the Holy Land‚ dating back as early as the 4th century as an act of devotion or penance. The Holy Land‚ also known as the city of Jerusalem‚ had been under Muslim control since 638‚ but in 1095‚ the Byzantine Empire began to face trouble when an invasion of Turks seized control of the Byzantine holdings in Asia Minor. The Byzantine emperor‚ Alexius Comnenus‚ felt threatened and feared the Turks would take over his capital‚ Constantinople. Alexius Comnenus wrote
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Crusades in Western Civilization Development Name :Yiwei Li Student ID : 1057005 Date : 5/12/2013 Western Civilization Development Introduction Western civilization has evolved remarkably over the centuries. Western civilization refers to the period when the world began to live in organized communities with distinct military‚ economic‚ social‚ and political structures (1). During this period‚ religious‚ artistic‚ and intellectual roles assume significant roles in the early societies. Historians
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During the time period from the beginning of the Roman Empire to the Crusades‚ there were changes and continuities in religion. After Christianity became the main religion in the Roman Empire‚ it slowly changed as time went on and in some areas remained the same. At the beginning of the Roman Empire the Romans were a polytheistic people. They believed in many gods‚ which they adopted from the Greeks in Southern Italy. The Romans copied many of the Greek gods and myths but gave them different names
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Explain why Pope Urban II called for a Crusade in Clermont 1095. One reason‚ or trigger for Pope Urban calling the crusade would have been Alexius’ request for his help. Alexius asked for Pope Urban’s aid in helping him to fight the Turks; this is because they were closing in and starting to invade Constantinople‚ which was the main frontier between the Christian and Islamic worlds. Emperor Alexius felt threatened by the Turks‚ and knew that Pope Urban in him being the head of the Church (the
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about the identity of the author of the Gesta Francorum” The Gesta Franco rum is an anonymous historical source of the first crusade that surveys events from the revelation of the first crusade at the council of Clermont in November 1095 till the battle of Ascalon in t 1099. Although the Gesta Franco rum is one of the first major sources to account the first crusade and therefore important in analysing the crusading events‚ the authenticity is put into question as the identity of the author remains
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king were granted an innumerable amount power. The ideas of Islam sparked The Crusades‚ technological advancements‚ and the formation of a centralized agricultural economy. In 1095‚ the Europeans felt greatly threatened by the Islamic people in Jerusalem. The conflicts in Europe were resolved‚ and the nations of Europe united to defeat the city of Jerusalem‚ thus leading to the period of The Crusades. With The Crusades came the political changes earlier mentioned. As Europe succeeded in defeating
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were the crusades. It 1095 pope Urban II called for a crusade against the Turks‚ which is now known as the first crusade. His goals were to aid the Byzantines‚ and “free” Jerusalem. Afterwards many Crusades were held‚ mostly by kings‚ in attempt to take Jerusalem. At one point after the second crusade Christians were even allowed to come and pray at the holy city. The peace‚ of course‚ didn’t last. In the end the Christians never permanently held Jerusalem‚ And many agree the whole crusades were a
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