under horrendous conditions‚ in order to complete the pilgrimage to Jerusalem and return it to Christian hands. It could be due to the fact that many of the Crusaders felt so close to God that there were so many instances of “divine intervention” on the First Crusade. The first of which occurred in the march across Asia Minor. The crusaders had divided their forces into two columns as to make it easier to forage for food and water. On 29th June 1097‚ Bohemund and Robert of Normandy’s army set off
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(Document1.) Christians and Muslims participated in the fight in the Middle East. Massacring entire communities occurred when the crusaders turned their furry towards the Jews because of their loss in the war. This makes it a social impact. br / br / span classtab/spanIn document three‚ another social impact‚ the author describes the motivation behind the Crusaders desire to fight in these battles. Some reasons the Crusades
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think that the crusades were a good thing is because it brought the eastern trade industry into Europe. Document 2 states that‚ merchants in Venice built ships to carry crusaders into the holy land. The merchants later used those fleets to build markets in places such as Acre. This is (important/interesting/relevant) because the crusaders used these ships
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first crusade. They created the first Crusader State at Edessa. They captured Antioch. Disagreements over the rule of Antioch slowed their progress and split their forces‚ but in August 1098 crusaders reached Jerusalem and the attack lasted over a month‚ by then its keepers surrendered. One of the brothers died‚ Godfrey‚ so Baldwin became the first King of the Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem. * European lords worked to keep rule over Edessa (when a crusader state was attacked‚ the Holy Order of
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have been warned of their strategies and attempts to besiege Antioch. Towards the end of June‚ in the year 1098; these prestigious Crusaders gained control of the city‚ but shortly‚ not learning from their mistakes‚ they lose it again to their Turkish rivals. Due to the royal armies losing the city once again to the Turks‚ death‚ misery‚ and hunger prevailed among Crusaders‚ which resulted in the collapse of the crusading forces for a while. But shortly‚ after a major discovery‚ the army was back on
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Pope Urban II’s decision to launch the First Crusades altered Medieval Europe politically‚ socially‚ and economically. The Pope stressed the religious and economic importance of the Eastern churches and Jerusalem that had both been taken over by Muslim Turks. Previously Vikings and Muslims had been attempting to invade most Western European countries and were troubling them but were soon defeated. All across Europe countries were economically recovering and looking for ways to expand. With the growth
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we should invade the holy land and persecute the inhabitants who have taken over the beloved land of Jesus Christ. This was incorrect because most of the inhabitants’ ancestors of Jerusalem had always been there and this was their homeland. The Crusaders did not seize Jerusalem for long which is
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with‚ the Crusades left a few positive impacts on the Eastern and Western world. One includes the expansion of trade between the two worlds (Document 2). Ships built by merchants in Venice that used to transport crusaders to the Holy Land were later used to open new markets in the crusaders’ states. The Crusades also brought sugar‚ spices‚ and silk to the European world ( Document 8). The spices were used to help keep food from spoiling and the silk replaced wool as the clothing choice of many lords
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How does Usamah view the European Crusaders‚ or ’the Franks’‚ as he calls them? Usamah seems to view them with mixed emotions. I think generally‚ he has a good relationship with the ones he’s grown to know. In fact‚ he even befriends one. What I find curious is that Usamah states‚ that the Frankish knight that befriended him‚ called HIM brother‚ and although he says there were mutual bonds‚ never refers to the knight as his brother. The Frank (knight) even went so far as to offer to take his son
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fought by religious fanatics. They are supposed to have been the epitome of self-righteousness and intolerance‚ a black stain on the history of the Catholic Church in particular and Western civilization in general. A breed of proto-imperialists‚ the Crusaders introduced Western aggression to the peaceful Middle East and then deformed the enlightened Muslim culture‚ leaving it in ruins. For variations on this theme‚ one need not look far. See‚ for example‚ Steven Runciman’s famous three-volume epic‚ History
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