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    Buyids- 10th century Dynasty that invaded and captured Baghdad. Ruled Abbasid Empire under title of sultan and kept Abbasids as figureheads Seljuk Turks- Central Asian nomadic invaders. Sunnis who ruled in name of Abbasid caliphs from 11th century CE Crusades- Military adventures launched by western Christians to free Holy Land from Muslims. Temporarily captured Jerusalem and established Christian kingdoms Salah-uh-Din- 12th century CE Muslim leader. Conquered most crusader outposts Ibn Khaldun- 1332-1406

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    Malala and Dr. King Malala and Dr. King‚ though different in age and gender‚ were both enormously brave and persistent. Both Malala and Dr. King were threatened by death‚ but they stood strong and continued on with their crusades. Malala was threatened by the Taliban for speaking out against a girl’s right to go to school‚ and Dr. King was threatened for speaking out against racial inequality. Though they both fought for the same general idea of freedom‚ Malala and Dr. King did approach the idea

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    red cross on the front to signify to people who they were. If a villager had saw incoming people with red crosses‚ they knew that they were about to dieThe First Crusade had lasted four years‚ from 1095 ad to 1099 ad. The Crusaders had taken back their land‚ Jerusalem‚ but little did they know‚ that was not the end of it. The First Crusade had left a mark on many other societies‚ as well as their

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    During the 11th century C.E.‚ there were three major societies that were centered around the Mediterranean. The first society was the Catholic Kingdoms which was located in Western Europe (Crusades Map). The Catholic Kingdoms followed Christianity and the pope was established as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Popes also claimed papal supremacy which gave them authority over other secular rulers (Ellis 193). These secular rulers practiced feudalism which was a system where lords

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    The Mongols‚ the Crusades‚ and the age of exploration the world majorly with new technology advances‚ affecting biology‚ and also affecting trade. The Mongols had new and inventive weapons that no one in the world had seen before. They had also affected the genepool. Mongols had the largest empire in history‚ and no empire shall be as big and as glorious as this empire was. The Crusades brought new technology to life when they decided to take ideas from the Moslems more advanced technology. The disease

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    Methinks there were good relations in the beginning‚ but as things progressed in the Crusades‚ the tensions started to build. There appears to be a distrust starting to form between the Christians and the Muslims. However‚ whilst both were at war‚ there was a certain level of respect and admiration. 3.) How do these excerpts compare to popular perceptions about the Crusades? They completely contradict the manifestos of both sides. Whereas; the Muslims depict the Crusaders as

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    Urban the II ordered the first Crusade.17 He united his Christian people to the idea of a Crusade with the yelling of “Dues vult!” which translated means‚ “God wills it!”18 According to some sources it is questioned whether or not the Pope wanted this crusade to occur in order to reclaim the Holy Land or to simply reinforce the power of the papacy‚ because he was possibly feeling a loss of power.19 Regardless of the reason behind Pope Urban II’s rally cry‚ the crusade pursued and from it‚ many more

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    power in the example of the crusades as well as factors focused on the integrity of the church with the rise of monastic orders that contradict the central system of administration of the church. Therefore many issues can be identified in the albeit small text of canon thirteen involving internal as well as external political unification in the case of future crusades in the thirteenth

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    Renaissance Throughout the history of the Catholic Church‚ many fantastical stories of spiritual beings and the afterlife have played a prominent role in conflicts of faith. From the condemnation of heresy and paganism to the bloody massacres of the crusades and the Inquisition‚ ideas of what is good‚ evil‚ righteous‚ and wicked had been drastically skewed by the Church. This essay will explore how these extreme interpretations of faith were used to increase devotion in the followers to the Church and

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    Question 1 Christopher Balderas I think telling a story out of sequence makes the story more effective in conveying its message after you have read the whole story. In the beginning of an out of sequence story you might have a lot of questions on why things are occurring‚ and why the author would tell you‚ for example‚ the end of the story at the beginning of the book. The disorganization

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