The Crusades occurred in November of 1095 because Pope Urban II ordered a campaign to free Holy Land from the control of the Saracens at the church council at Clermont in France. They were motivated by the desire to help Christians in the East. Although the intentions were positive‚ the war did not turn out positively. According to Hoffman‚ the Crusades often lead people to believe that Urban wished to gain power or the power of the Roman Catholic Church. Despite the beliefs of many‚ the true intentions
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11th and 12th centuries over opposing religions‚ known as Christianity and Islam‚ are called “The Crusades”. While individual soldiers mostly fought in the Crusades for religious reasons such as being rewarded with eternal life and granting God’s wishes‚ those in power mostly started the Crusades for political gain‚ like in the case of the Pope who desired power over Jerusalem. Long before the Crusades started‚ the Christian Empire was split into two groups-- The Byzantine Empire and the Roman Catholic
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the possession of the holy land was called the Crusades‚ and they were one of the bloodiest wars in history. These wars were caused primarily by the desire for political and economic gain‚ as shown by the desire for personal gain by both the pope and common crusaders‚ and the Crusaders’ clear violation of Christian teachings on various occasions. The Pope who had called for the First Crusade was Pope Urban II‚ and his motives to call for a Crusade were not
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to defend the lands. He called on the knights of Christendom to form a crusade. Their mission was to rescue Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslim Turks. The knights felt intense excitement and joy to fight for their religion. Their morale was high since the pope promised forgiveness for their sins if they died. Rewards and gifts would be given to those that successfully conquered the cities of the Holy Land. The Crusades won Jerusalem after losing many of their troops through hardships. They
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Saladin or Salah al-Din‚ or Salahuddin Al-Ayyubi (Arabic: صلاح الدين الأيوبي‚ Kurdish: صلاح الدین ایوبی) (solaah-hud-deen al-ayoobi) (c. 1138 - March 4‚ 1193) was a twelfth century Kurdish Muslim general and warrior from Tikrit‚ in present day northern Iraq. He founded the Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt‚ Syria‚ Yemen (except
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The Crusades began in 1095‚ when the Byzantine Emperor in Constantinople sent an ambassador to The Pope Urban II in Italy asking for military help against the growing Turkish threat. The Pope responded immediately by telling the Catholic soldiers to join the First Crusade. Their goal was to conquer the Holy Land from the Muslims. The pope also wanted to reunite the Eastern and Western empires so he decided to create conflict between Muslim Empire hoping for a reunion. Basically‚ he wanted Christians
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The Crusade for Spices by Jessica‚ Maverick‚ San San‚ and Yu Chan Why did religious and economic motives fuel violent action as the Portuguese expanded their power to Asia? The year was 1496 c.e.. Europe is abuzz with the fantasies of unimaginable riches that Columbus’ voyages would bring from the indies. But the newly crowned king of Portugal‚ Dom Manuel I‚ sought a different goal‚ an opportunity to spread the faith. He was ambitious‚ dreaming to do what the united christian countries of the
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religious values. However‚ beyond that point‚ they share no other similarities‚ thus making it difficult to coexist peacefully. Like stated above‚ Christians are extremely committed to their religious duties and this can be seen through the two crusades
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To what extent had the colonists developed a sense of their identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the Revolution? 1750-1776 Notes Documents: A) Gazette cartoon: The colonies need to be united against England or they will die. B) Why should Parliament rule the American Colonies as if they are small towns in England (no representation)‚ when the colonies are bigger than England itself and are an ocean away? American colonies are not European because they are separated by the European
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The film “The Crusades: An Arab Perspective” is a TV series that was produced by Al Jazeera English which emphasizes the history of the holy war between crusaders and Islam. In the first place‚ the western European we know today was not the same in the 11th century. Europeans had no title of land and they were serfs who worked in agricultural lands. Most knights would rob people just to accumulate income. The church who had the power to govern wanted to conquer the Islam region. It was their calling
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