The Crusades Dbq

The Crusades were an important part in European society and history. The Crusades were a series of wars between Christians and Muslims in Southwest Asia. The purpose of the Crusades was to secure control of the Holy Land, which was considered sacred by both Christians and Muslims. The Crusades were filled with violent and often ruthless conflicts between Christians and Muslims. The Crusades contained several expeditions and impacted European society in several ways.

The Crusades were a bad place in that time because of all the blood and gore that developed upon the religions. This was the worst event to occur in religion history. These humans that were fighting for their religion never seemed to live a long, healthy life. Citizens fighted for their religion and brought random tools as weapons, like a farmer or a merchant. The Crusades killed a lot of innocent people and did not care, they even killed people surrendering. They stole and did a lot of bad things just because someone wants to bow down and pray doesn't have to start a war. This is the crusaders being a negative effect in general.Document 1 states that they take out their hatred on innocent people of their different religion but they won't hurt or kill the people of their religion. Ex. Christianity will kill Jews and Muslims, but not Christians. This is important because with this info you can obviously tell that they did not care about anyone or anything by them slaughtering, destroying, and terrorizing the cities of Constantinople and many others. Document 4 states that

The crusades between 1095 and 1250 had not only changed the way crusading was carried out, but also the purpose of it. Cynical self – interest, finance and religious passion were key aspects for the popularity of crusading. The main purpose of The Crusades was to recover or defend territories such as The Holy Land. Geographically the Holy Land was in a position of frequent attacks due to Palestine lying along the Mediterranean Sea, thus Muslims having easy access there. The meaning of the word crusade means ‘going to the cross’, therefore this explicitly emphasises that the Crusades sole purpose and popularity would be to restore the Holy Lands from the Muslim Turks, emphasising religious passion. The four Crusades consisted in success, humiliation

After the Crusades, the Christians and Muslims benefitted and suffered, but no side had such awful outcomes as the Jews, who had zero positives. The Christians held a passionate grudge against the Jewish faith, a grudge lasting over a thousand years. Because of this, the Christians wanted to erase all Jews from history, so they slaughtered them. Jews were murdered violently and without remorse. During the Crusades “[The Christians] chased after [the Jews], killing them and dismembering them as far as the Temple of Solomon. And in that place there was such a slaughter that [the Christians] were up to [their] ankles in [the Jews’] blood” (Document H). The reason behind all of this vengeful killing was simply because the Christians wanted

The 3rd Crusade, also known as the King’s Crusade, began in the year of 1189 and ended in 1192. This crusade is considered as one of the most successful crusades. The aim of the 3rd Crusade was to recapture Jerusalem, commonly regarded as the Holy Land, from the Muslims. Saladin, the ruler of the Muslims, was the sole enemy in this military campaign.

On the 27th of November in the year 1095, Pope Urban II issued a decree to a

The causes of the Crusades were many and complex, but prevailing religious beliefs were of major importance. The Crusaders assumed a dual role as pilgrims and warriors. Such an armed pilgrimage was regarded as an acceptable war, because it

The Legacy of the Crusades Introduction The Crusades were a holy war consisting of numerous conflicts that were authorized by the pope that were targeted against groups seen as adversaries to the Christian way of life. “The name “crusade” comes from the cross embroidered on the pennants and the clothes of the crusaders. Crusaders were seen as a holy cause with God's own honor at stake.”

Most have heard of the crusades of the middle-ages or at least heard of some famous people such as Pope Urban II, Richard the Lionheart or others. Whether you see the crusades as events that tried to promote Christian values in a pagan territory or if you see the crusades as chivalrous knights fighting for a valiant cause one will still need a good understanding why the crusades began and what was the outcome of the crusades. There were a number of Christian Crusades during the time period of 1095 A.D. to 1291 A.D. and it is the intentions of this paper to provide the reader with reasons why the crusades took place, provide a brief synopsis of the different Crusades, and did these Crusades accomplish anything to promote Christianity?

The crusades show just how radical the Catholic religion was a thousand years ago. I believe another reason the crusades were important was because they show what hypocrites the Catholic church was. A church based on peace went to war. I also believe that the crusades were

One of the most significant and remarkable incidents of the Middle Ages was the series of conflicts known collectively as the Crusades. Generally these conflicts were militant pilgrimages to the Levant (though sometimes elsewhere) undertaken by medieval Europeans in the name of Christendom. Though there were many political and social issues involved in the whole affair, the primary theme, however superficial, was religious. The adversaries in these “wars” were non-Christians, namely Muslims, who were widely seen as the oppressors of Eastern Christians. Those engaged in the Crusades, especially the authorities preaching and

The Crusades were a vigorous series of wars onset by the Christian church dating back to 1095 AD. What set these wars apart from previous wars in Rome was that, at the beginning, the wars were carried out carefully and precisely by the papacy. It wasn’t until later in the 1st war and then the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th wars that the defensive turned to offensive. But how does an innocent defensive war get carried away and turn into brutal offensive war, leaving behind scars in the Christian church?

Over the years many stories have submerged about the Holy Crusades and have raised many questions about the motives that drove those crusades in the first place. To understand the Crusades one must understand the force behind them. Christianity took its roots in Palestine and over the centuries found its way within the Roman Empire and gained ground rapidly. While Christianity was taking shape, the church had to deal with the many threats that it was facing from within. After the church was deeply planted in Europe and Asia Minor, a new and more radical religion arose in the Arabian Peninsula, Islam. Over in Europe in the early days of the church many Christians saw themselves as soldier of Christ, spiritual soldier deploying

The first crusade were a large wave of military pilgrimages, comprising of Western Christians. Their purpose was proclaimed by the papacy in reclaiming Jerusalem from heretics (Saracens and gentiles), as well as surrounding areas which compromised the Holy Land. Whilst this aim was achieved by the crusaders, it was disorganised and was plagued by misinformed beliefs and ideologies. Large groups which formed the crusade were motivated by political and/or economical gains. It can be argued that these alternative ‘aims’, were due to many perceiving the crusade as an opportunity to take advantage of the fall of their opponents. Some intended to acquire land from Muslims, this was typically sought by younger sons of nobility. Another incentive to join the crusade was the potential economic gain because of the possibility of being able to plunder. An implication of the lack of a pious intent led to the massacring of Jews, which was a defiance of the papacy. As Thomas Madden asserts “there were misguided, misinformed, or cynical attacks on Jews.” with no reason for them to be attacked as it was only Saracens and gentiles being their aim of elimination. Therefore, it can be argued to a large extent that the crusaders aims were met with success, however the flaws must be acknowledged and explored as to whether it did hinder the crusades in reaching their goals or just demonstrates the disorganisation and the decentralised, erratic nature of the crusade.

The Crusades were a series of military campaigns, launched by Christians originally as an effort to reclaim the Holy Land. Each individual crusade had different outcomes, some more positive than others. Ultimately, neither Muslim nor Christian won. Whether or not the Crusades left a bloody or innovative wake in its path remains controversial, but it undoubtedly changed the course of history forever.