The Crusade is believed to be the start of the relentless rivalry between the Muslims and Christians. The crusades were expeditions undertake in fulfillment of a solemn vow to deliver the Holy Places from Mohammedan Tyranny but later developed into territorial wars. The term crusader means to "mark with cross" which suites their purpose of redeeming their land. Before the crusades‚ relationship between Muslim and Christians are not hostile and were mainly commercial and intellectual. They trade
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Ebonee Plummer HIS 101 Dr. Kevin Greene November 21‚ 2013 8.4 Fulcher of Chartres‚ “Pope Urban II’s Speech at Clermont” As the crusades began‚ Christians gathered to hear the insightful speech given by Pope Urban II in which he was able take unruly knights and give them a common enemy to fight. The enemies were the Muslims and Turks who were attacking the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Land. Urban II’s speech gave insights to the knightly class who were engaging in warlike tendencies and encouraged
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each other. Some fight for their freedom of religion‚ some fight for basic human rights‚ and some fight for political reasons. However‚ the main cause of all fights in our world is people’s desire to have better and happier lives. In history‚ the Crusades‚ the religious battles between the Christians and the Muslims‚ occurred because Christians desired to earn the happiness that comes from wealthier and stronger country‚ while Muslims had desire to keep and protect it. Around 1050‚ Christian countries
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Circa 1100 A.C.E. Pope Urban II makes makes one of the most influential speeches of religion during the Middle Ages. He orders all the Christians to fight the Muslims to take back the Holy Land. Pope Urban II made a huge religious impact during the middle ages by fueling the hate against muslims‚ guaranteeing a path to heaven‚ and giving the Church more power. There was already mistrust between the Christians and Muslims. To add to they were only seen as enemies that needed to be killed and slaughtered
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Reston Jr. is a non-fictional view of the third crusade. This particular crusade spanned from 1187-1192‚ containing many gruesome battles and a lot of intense moments between Islam and Christianity. Reston supplies the reader with a little background to the third Crusade when he talks about the first Crusades happening since 1095. Reston gives a fairly impartial view of this holy war. He discusses the battles‚ politics‚ and emotions of the Crusade as an outside party and if he takes any side at
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In his appeal to the Franks‚ Pope Urban II begins his speech in an ominous and foreboding tone. This foreshadows the news he brings forth. He also praises the Franks and calls them the ones chosen by God. He does this to persuade them to go on the crusade. The grave news delivered by the pope is that Islamic forces have invaded Jerusalem and converted the churches into mosques. The Pope was distraught that the Christians’ sacred Jerusalem was just taken by the Turks and they did not do anything about
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taking over the south starting the crusades. Acrobatiq (2014).Eventfully the Turks moved into the Holy Land and Jerusalem. The Greek Emperor Alexius didn’t like the idea of the Turks taking over‚ so he went and discussed it with Pope Urban II. The Pope wanted to form a army to fight against the Muslims and take back the holy land. This is when the armies Of Christians from Western Europe answered Pope Urban II’s request of“This assignment was to be a Holy War‚ or crusade. The Pope promised that those
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02.03 The Crusades: Assessment Historians have learned a great deal about the Crusades from chroniclers like William of Tyre and Ibn al-Qalanisi. Today‚ reporters and newscasters travel all over the world to report on international events‚ including conflicts. Reporters and world leaders use social media outlets like Twitter and Facebook to connect with the public. Imagine what we might know had there been access to television‚ cell phones‚ and social media in the 13th century. Time to imagine
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will be granted slavations for their sins (Pope Urban). The Catholic Church glorified war and compared it to praying or fasting (Movie). Pope Urban II misguided Christians into taboo‚ saying if permissible to kill in the name of the Lord (Ideals of Crusades
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influence could be spread across the known world. No better was this driving force of expansionism expressed than in the Crusades. Shortly after the first Crusade‚ the contemporary writer and abbot Guibert of Nogent coined the phrase “Holy Christendom’s new Colonies” for the recently conquered areas of Syria and Palestine ; similarly‚ the true nature of the societies created by the Crusades has been debated fiercely over the past two centuries. The question of whether the Frankish settlements in the Levant
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