The Era of the crusades began with a call by Pope Urban II‚ in 1095 at Clermont‚ France to reclaim the holy land from infidel Muslims who had conquered it in the seventh century.1 & 2 Urban’s purpose beyond recapturing Jerusalem and the holy land. In order that Christians could safely make pilgrimages to the land of the holy sites of Christianity. Urban also hoped that his crusade would also be a springboard for improving relations between the Roman and Eastern Orthodox Churches. If successful it
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Were the Crusades Political or Religious? The Middle Ages was a religious age that was dominated by papacy. The Crusades show the religiousness of the Europeans in the Middle Ages‚ though we question ourselves if that was their only motive: Religion. People fought the Muslims‚ Seljuk Turks‚ to regain the Middle East in the name of "crusaders" which means "marked with the cross". This was the beginning of the Europe’s waking up to use their growing power to look outside Europe and dominate more lands
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The citizens of Pala have a different philosophy than the Raja and Rani‚ the rulers. The Rani‚ here‚ expresses that she will be the harbinger the Crusade of the Spirit‚ where the world is exposed to modern life and people restore a faith in God. This creates conflict because the people have different ideologies‚ and the Rani does not support her people. Despite Will Farnaby’s intentions to bring oil to the island‚ he even realizes that there is some innate flaws with her plans. The Rani wants to
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The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II with the stated goal of capturing the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslims‚ but this was more easily said than done. The motions that set this in place began “in 1071 when the Seljuk Sultan of Baghdad defeated the main Byzantine field army at Manzikert in Eastern Asia Minor and during the next few years Turkish war bands occupied most of the Asiatic Provinces of Byzantium. This made it hazardous for western pilgrims to make
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The Crusades people left a bitter legacy of religious hatred behind Muslims‚ the two religions that are Crusades and Muslims. The Muslims were getting attacked by the Crusades‚ the Crusades were a religious war. It was also a way that Crusades can get a license to kill others‚ Does it make the Crusades Positive or Negative. The Crusades are more negative than positive‚ one reason is that the Crusades left the religious hatred. It states on Document A states‚ “They also left a bitter legacy of religious
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Some view the Crusades as wars of bloodlust‚ greed‚ and power. War is an escalated conflict of interest usually over money and/or resources. The outcome of war is that one culture advances due to newly acquired resources or advancements made from the war. The Crusades‚ in principle‚ were originated to assist Constantinople from the onslaught of Seljuk Turks and free the Holy City of Jerusalem from the clutches of Muslim control. These events would create the most dramatic geopolitical upheaval until
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The Crusades were important to the people of Europe for several reasons. The most important reason is that they were an attempt to defend against Muslim conquests of Christian lands. The Crusades also provided many opportunities to the people of Europe that ultimately contributed to many improvements of their society. I personally think that the Crusades brought about accomplishments that could not have been achieved otherwise such as effects it produced economically‚ the political effects‚ and the
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Contrary to many commonly held notions about the first crusade‚ in his book‚ The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading‚ Jonathan Riley-Smith sets out to explain how the idea of crusading thought evolved in the first crusade. In his book‚ Riley-Smith sets out five main arguments to show how these ideas of crusading evolved. Firstly‚ he argues that Pope Urban ’s original message was conventional‚ secondly that a more positive reaction was drawn from the laity (due to the ideas surrounding Jerusalem)
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First Crusade Documents Summary Document A: Document A by August C. Krey is a descriptive summary of the First Crusade. In the First Crusade‚ the Franks used machines and tools to get into the city of Jerusalem and kill everyone inside. August C. Krey wrote this document from the Crusaders perspective. I know this because of: “there was blood covered up to our knees from the slaughter.” From this sentence‚ we can know that August C. Krey interviewed someone on the Crusaders side of the
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DBQ: Impact of the Crusades The Crusades were very big wars that took place in the Byzantine Empire‚ and in Jerusalem. The Crusades took place in about 1095. The Crusades happened because at one point in history‚ people wanted land. It was most likely the Byzantine area. The outcome wasn’t always what they desired. The Crusades were very negative because there was lots of death‚ and lots of problems. Document 7 states‚ “To make matters worse‚ the crusading knights often abused and committed atrocities
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