which caused the number of battles between European countries to decrease significantly. Also‚ since the Muslims were in charge of Jerusalem‚ the Holy Land‚ many Christians couldn’t make their pilgrimages to Jerusalem‚ which caused the church to slowly loose their power. In order to solve the problem‚ Pope Urban II‚ the Christian Pope‚ gathered knights to re-conquer Jerusalem out of the Muslims. He strongly believed that starting the Crusades will make people’s lives happier since it will stop the unruly
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Europe as it directly triggered Western expansionism. The crusades were only three of a series of nine Holy Wars fought between the European Christians and the Middle Eastern Muslim forces for control over the universally religiously renowned Jerusalem (Tyerman‚ 2004‚ 14). The first three crusades (1096 C.E. – 1192 C.E.) brought both cultural benefits and economic expansion* to Western Europe by bringing peoples of many different nationalities together‚ causing an interchange of ideas‚ customs
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capture of Jerusalem. The second Crusade was to recapture the city of Edessa from the Muslims‚ and were humiliated and failed. The third Crusade was to recapture Jerusalem from the Muslims‚ which also failed due to illness. The fourth Crusade was to again‚ try to take back Jerusalem‚ but instead‚ they took over the Christian capital‚ Constantinople‚ and never got to the holy land (Asbridge) There were several causes for the Crusades‚ a war between Christians and Muslims for Jerusalem. One cause was
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Pope Innocent lll needed to attack Jerusalem through Eygpt however the Crusaders didnt have the cash to pay for the armada. Becuase of that‚ they didnt have enough cash or time ‚ the pioneers went to Constantipople where they attempted to put a Byzantine evacuation on the royal position. After
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to have the city of Jerusalem as Christian property as it was where their God was crucified. However‚ the aspect of political gain and economic benefit were an additional advantage when participating in the Crusade. One of the factors in causing the Crusades was political gain and economic benefit. As well as religious devotion‚ political gain and economic benefit played a part in the Crusades. The first Crusade call from Pope Urban the second was done to reclaim back Jerusalem from their religion
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the effort.[2] The call to march and help out the eastern Christians was heard loud and clear. The people were ready to free them the Persians because their hearts where not directed to God[3]. The West marched on Constantinople and then towards Jerusalem‚ and liberated both them from the Muslims. This Campaign was considered a huge success and a victory for the Christians. The Second Crusade Unlike the first Crusade‚ the second was not considered as successful. This campaign started in 1145 under
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Popes were determined to recover Jerusalem‚ as they believed it was Christian territory. The Christians had seen Jerusalem as a significant place for Christianity as they described it as being “the centre of the earth”. This is because it was “glorified by his burial” and emphasises the importance of Jerusalem for Christians. Men who went and fought in Jerusalem also know as “the Holy Land” were given spiritual rewards which were to “have immediate
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The Crusades were a series of wars that took place from 1095-1272 A.D. during the Middle Ages. During the Crusades‚ the Christians of Europe made efforts to try and regain control of Jerusalem‚ which was the Holy Land‚ as well as expand their kingdom’s territory. The Christians fought against the Jews and the Muslims. The Holy Land was important to the Christians‚ Jews‚ and Muslims all for religious reasons. “The Crusades were also a development of popular religious life and feeling in Europe‚ particularly
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as one. It took about a year to gather Crusaders. The first Crusade lasted two years and achieved its objectives in the Holy Land. The Crusaders slaughtered the Turks and halted their expansion. Then they marched into Palestine and captured Jerusalem and massacred the city. The Crusaders had allied themselves with many unstable forces in the region. And when they assisted a Muslim ruler in attacking Damascus‚ there payback was that ruler launching a jihad against them. This event caused
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In the First Crusade‚ Christian knights that came from Europe went and capture Jerusalem. They had been massacring almost all the city’s Muslim and Jewish population. The reason this happened was because Christians were being persecuted in Jerusalem‚ because the Holy City was passed from Egyptians to Seljuk. A Pope called for a crusade to help Christians in the east and to recover the holy lands. And then people went over there immediately. A Crusade called “People’s Crusade” had went a far way with
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