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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With skewed curly hair‚ dark bags under his eyes‚ and battered clothing‚ Kurt Vonnegut often looked like a mad scientist. Considering his education in areas of science and his family history‚ this should not come as a surprise. Despite his physical appearance and odd personality‚ Vonnegut maintained a somewhat professional persona‚ caring about the environment‚ human rights‚ and more. Along with his own life experiences‚ this aspect of Vonnegut’s character contributed to his writing and style. From
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During the long years of the Crusades‚ the armies of Europe found themselves badly outnumbered. Not only were there more Saracens than Crusaders in the Holy Land‚ but also the armies of Islam were much better equipped. They rode sleek‚ swift horses bred for the hot desert climate‚ wore a chain mail light enough to provide them mobility yet strong enough to stop European blades‚ and used weapons made of a steel so well-forged that it bent under pressure without breaking‚ yet held an edge so sharp
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was addressing Christians from all over France calling for a ‘Crusade’ in the name of God and as many would argue‚ abusing his authority and status he received from the Catholic Church. What occurred during the First Crusade is well known to many‚ whereas the reason behind Pope Urban ll calling the Crusade is a highly debated and contradicting issue. One of the reasons which are occasionally cited for Urban’s calling of the First Crusade is the call of help which Alexins Comnenus had sent to Urban
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The Crusades are one of the most important processes throughout history. Carole Hillenbrand tries to portray this event from the Islamic perspective in her book “The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives”. She believes that the Crusades are underrated in Islamic historiography. A good book‚ describing this process from Muslims’ point of view‚ does not exist. The author refuses to use opinions of Near Eastern Christians: ”The material presented in this book excludes the views attitudes of Near Eastern Christians
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The Medieval Crusades occurred in a period of time when Christianity was trying to spread the word by sword (Corduan‚ 2012‚ p. 144). The Medieval Crusades occurred by the orders of Pope Urban II in hopes to gain control over the Holy Land of Jerusalem (History.com‚ n.d.). During the Medieval Crusades‚ numerous people band together to first fight the Muslims for land. Countless people had died for what was thought was God. In 1069‚ the first Medieval Crusade began against the Muslim. Recently
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was King Louis VII responsible for the failure of the second crusade? (24 marks) There were many reasons for the failure of the second crusade. One of these was definitely the mistakes made by Louis VII but there were also other reasons that inffluenced the failure of the crusade. These included the lack of Byzantine aid by Manuel Commenus and also the rivalry between Kings. Firstly‚ Byzantiu did play a part in the failure of the failure of the second crusade. One reason for this was that Manuel
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Organization to Society (system) • Serfs don’t belong to the lord‚ they belong to the Manor • Lord gives protection for Serfs so sometimes it is preferred to be one - Rise of Islam Values of Islam (art‚ mathematics‚ social structure‚ science) - Crusades Was it a conflict of religion‚ or power structure? Renaissance Renaissance (Rinascimento) Definition: Rebirth (French) of Greek and Roman ideas. Greco Roman Ideas of‚ Humanism – Greek Gods‚ praising the Homo sapiens Art & Architecture –
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The Crusades were a series of wars that included the countries of Europe and the Western Anatolia. These countries fought in faith‚ and fought to spread their ideology to other countries. However‚ not only did they fight for what they believed in‚ they also fought for a part of land in Jerusalem that played in important role in their beliefs. With the wars coming and happening‚ also came new ideas in culture‚ arts and even literature. The idea of the Crusades can guide us to better understand the
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CRUSADE In the High Middle Ages‚ a manifestation of religious enthusiasm seized Europe in a series of crusades against the Muslims. These Crusades are important parts to the history in the middle ages. A Crusade was any of the military expeditions by the Christians in the eleventh‚ twelfth‚ and thirteenth centuries to recovery the Holy Land of Jerusalem from the Muslims. The Crusades were thought to be a curious mix of God and warfare‚ which were the two major concerns of the middle ages. Crusades
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