The Fourth Crusade (1202-1204) was the planned pilgrimage of the crusaders - with their leader‚ Boniface of Montferrat - to retake the Holy Land of Jerusalem from Muslim control. Even before their journey began‚ however‚ trouble was brewing. The Venetians - alongside their Doge‚ Enrico Dandolo of Venice - had agreed to give the crusaders about 500 ships in exchange for a specified payment of silver marks. Unfortunately‚ the pilgrims did not have enough money to pay Venice‚ and had to repay their
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Crusades were military units that began “in the late 11th century‚” and was initiated “by Western Christians” to regain “the Holy Land” and stop the expanse of both Muslims and Islam. Of course‚ the warriors or the knights were guaranteed for a cancellation of their wrongdoings‚ which are accepted as sins in Christianity‚ and an immediate acceptance “to Heaven” as soon as they were killed in the military action. According to Douglas E. Streusand‚ Jihad means “holy war” as a usual usage of the word
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Crusades Writing Task 1-summary In June 1099 an army appeared outside the walls of Jerusalem. Who were they? Why were they there? How did they get there? What had happened along the way? How were they equipped? What did they intend to do? Write a 200-300 word summary In June 1099 a Christian army appeared outside the walls of Jerusalem. They were the first crusade‚ set on achieving their one goal; to take Jerusalem from the Muslim population that had settled there over 200 years ago. The
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Women in the Crusades: A Historiographical Essay When writing about women’s participation in the Crusades‚ there is more than just the topic of the Crusades involved. Historians have unfortunately come to the conclusion that women’s participation in any type of warfare was practically unheard of during most part of the Middle Ages‚ due to tight social structures and gender roles. Each historian delves into the topic between the twelfth and thirteenth centuries of the Crusades‚ dates in which
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campaigns to wrest the Holy Land from Muslim control. Known as the Crusades‚ these campaigns‚ considered to be divinely sanctioned in the Christian view‚ were led by the desire for Christian access to the shrines associated with Jesus Christ‚ Lord and Savior of the Christian Faith. Out of the eight to nine crusades‚ only the first truly fulfilled the purpose that Pope Urban II wished to fulfill. While‚ there were positive effects of the Crusades – such as the opening of the Mediterranean to commerce and
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How important was Muslim disunity to the success of the First Crusade? Muslim disunity was an important factor which lead to the success of the First Crusades. This is because it meant that due to the Muslims not being united they lost many battles which helped the Christians recapture Jerusalem. However it can’t be said that Muslim disunity was not the only reason for the success of the first crusade‚ this is because there are other factors such as religious beliefs and the supernatural‚ such as
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The Chronicle of the First Crusade The Chronicle of the First Crusade is a firsthand account of the First Crusade by the western Christian world to retake “the promise land”. Written by Fulcher‚ is gives a firsthand look into the preparation for and the completion of the crusade. What was meant to be a holy war‚ the crusade saw the completion of many atrocities by the solider it sought to redeem. Among other things‚ it leads us to the question of can there be such thing as a “holy war”‚ that is‚
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Created during the Crusades in 1119 A.D Jerusalem‚ the Knights Templar served to protect Christian pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem. As a result‚ the Knights Templar gained power‚ respect and wealth that threatened Philip IV‚ King of France. Philip was influenced by his top adviser‚ William De Nogaret‚ to spread seditious stories about the knights‚ accusing them falsely of committing satanic practices and then torturing them into confessing that they had. Although the Knights were founded for the
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The First Crusade originated as the brainchild of the Catholic Pope Urban II and was announced at the Council of Claremont in Aquitaine in 1095 as a call to arms to reclaim Jerusalem and holy sites like the Church of the Holy Sepulcher where Jesus Christ was crucified and aide the Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus against the Shia Muslim Seljuk Turks‚ who had taken Anatolia after a series of victories over the Byzantine Empire including the Battle of Manzikert. These events were recorded by Alexius
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