Thomas F. Madden defines the crusade as a “war against the Muslims for the defence of the Christian faith and people.” Although‚ the Christians were successful in the First Crusade in establishing the Kingdom of Jerusalem‚ as Jonathan Riley argues this was particularly because the crusaders faced little opposition from the Muslims. Consequently‚ with the rise of the emir of Mousl and Alepp‚ Imad ad-Din Zengi‚ who called for a jihad against the crusaders resulted in the fall of Edessa in 1144 and
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------------------------------------------------- CRUSADES The Crusades where a sequence of wars starting in 1095‚ and ending in 1291. A total of nine Crusades. It was a battle between the Christians and the Muslims‚ both sides having the same goal of taking the holy land (Jerusalem). The cause of the crusades was in 1095; the Arabs took control of Jerusalem‚ and shut off all the Christian and Jewish pilgrims from entering. Of course‚ different religions have different beliefs‚ and they both
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Per.1 2/5/13 Crusades Essay The initial cause for the crusades is the emperor asked for help. Pope Urban the second thought that by “moving” the Muslims Christianity would be brought back together. The goals of the crusades were economic‚ social‚ and political goals as well as religious motives. The Pope wanted to reclaim Palestine because the Muslims controlled it and Christendom had split into Eastern and Western branches in 1054. Kings and the Church saw that the Crusades was a good opportunity
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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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