The question that some people have been asking themselves, “Were the results of the crusades more positive or negative? ”From the perspective of many experts, their was nine wars that were fought by Muslims and Christian, was called the Crusades. It is negative because of the events of destruction and the deaths of hundreds of people that some was sent to death for no apparent reason by the fight between Muslims and Christians. The Crusades caused hatred and more violence around the area Muslims and Christians were living in.In this case,many experts of the crusades have been asking themselves the same question every day “Were the results of the crusades more positive or negative? ”Here are some evidence from the text which explains why the …show more content…
This is important because, fighting for the Holy Lands is one of the most dangerous place to be in, asif is was a land full of mind-fields. Most religions stopped trying to conquer the Holy Lands, yet two religions remained, Muslims and Christians. The reason why these two religions fight is because, many people say that the Holy Lands is the holiest city in the world. Document 3 states that,people will kill others and help their king or leader,but most of knights kill for fun or for entertainment.They also do that to be cruel or to vanquish their enemies.Many people joined the crusades. Some people join for wealth and strength, others fought for adventure, estates, commercial opportunities,and lots of people wanted to kill their enemies or kill innocents for sport. Neither Muslim or Christian, religions would fight for freedom, others would kill for the desire for wealth and rewards. Others had to suffer the incident that was said Pope Urban the second sent a message for christians to kill the muslims even though they were innocent. There was nine wars in total and very violent, but Muslims and Christians was not the only reason for fighting for the Holy Lands, they fought for some other reason as
The holy war which was not known as the crusades until the 16th century were a series of wars that were started by the pope of the Holy Catholic Church he thought that because of the “serious theological disagreement had split the Greek Church of Byzantium and the Roman Church of the West. The pope believed that a crusade would lead to strong Roman influence in Greek territories and eventually the reunion of the two churches.” (McKay 401) to help motivate the people and the upper echelon of the militaristic society Pope Urban II declared that all who participated in the crusade that all their sins would be forgiven without ever having to confess to a priest, while all at the same time declaring that the “Infidel” (which is a term both sides
The crusades was also a very sad and depressing time. Many people who didn 't even fight in the crusades had lost their lives because of the religion they believed in. If they were not the ones to lose their lives then they had lost someone important to them. Document 3 states that the crusades sometimes happened because christians were trying to take back their land from muslims. Some were only looking to fight for their religion but others had done it for fun.
The Crusaders didn't always attack the Muslim Empires. Sometimes they attacked each other. Document 1 states that, “In Europe, Crusaders sometimes turned their fury against Jews, massacring entire communities.” This is relevant because the Crusaders were supposed to be fighting the Muslims to get land, but instead they decided to attack the Jews and destroy their communities.
Pope Urban II called upon all Christians into this war, calling those who don’t believe in God Heathens and providing reason to take control of Jerusalem again. Also assuring that the soldiers of this war will get an admission into Heaven. (Document 1) Christians, no matter the empire or region were being united by the Crusades through their love of Christ. (Document 2) French and German crusaders invaded a Jewish City, killing people for sanctification of the Lord. (Document 5)
The crusades were a series of eight holy wars fought by the Christian crusaders and the Muslim Turks. They began as a way to gain control of the sacred places that were important to each religious group, most notably the Holy City of Jerusalem. The Third Crusade was a three year long war between the Christians and Muslims under very prominent rulers like Richard the Lionheart and Saladin. It was arguably one of the more successful crusades, even though the main goal was not achieved. Even though the Holy City of Jerusalem was not taken back from the Muslims, the Third Crusade was successful to an extent because of the battles won, the strong leaders involved, and the outcomes of the various treaties as signed by the Christians and Muslim leaders
Did you know that Christians in the middle ages were so dedicated to their religion that they held a children's crusade to take down the enemy that actual soldiers couldn’t defeat? That is just how dedicated people can be to their religion. I do not entirely blame them, in the middle ages religion was the one thing people can look forward to in life so it would just make sense that religious devotion, and the paradise of Heaven is what the religions were fighting for during the Crusades. The Crusades was a war between the Christians and Muslims during Europe's middle ages that is often viewed as a holy war, however some people are beginning to believe it was more about money or land. However this cannot be true because of how much people
The Crusades was a holy battle between the Christians and the Muslims. The Crusades was nine wars all together. With five major wars and four minor wars. Those wars still have effects on modern day society even after a thousand years. Were the results of the Crusades more positive or negative?
Introduction: Provide background information on the Crusades, restate the DBQ question, state thesis with reasons. (include academic vocabulary and underline) The results of the Crusades was probably more negative than positive. In “Doc 4”, It states that “Moreover, the assault of one Christian people on another, when one of the goals of the Fourth Crusade was reunion of Greek and Latin churches, made the split between the Greek and Latin churches permanent.” The Crusades had a lot of hatred to the religions, and by 1204 the Crusaders had lost some of their appeal because the knights agreed to attack the Byzantine Capital instead.
“In addition to trained knights, thousands of townspeople, craftsmen, and peasants joined the crusade.” (From the Crusades to New Muslim Empires) If the people fighting were only fighting because of religion, they would not have committed such violent actions. Another point made was by Jay Michaelson in an article critiquing the thoughts of Jonah Goldberg, reflecting on the events of the crusade. He argued that the crusades were an offensive and brutal war because Jews were massacred and millions of people were brutally murdered.
The Crusades were religious wars commonly referred to as “holy wars” between the Christians and the Muslims from the late eleventh century to the mid-thirteenth century. The papacy played a big role in the propagation of these religious wars by convincing commoners and kings alike that there was a need for holy war with Islam to reclaim the land
The Christians sacked the cities and massacred the Muslim and Jewish defenders. ”(What Effect Did the Crusades Have on the Middle East? Szczepanski 2020). The Crusaders were often violent in their conquests, leading to significant lives lost and cultural
Pope Urban II’s speech at Clermont in 1095 was a call to crusade given outdoors to the nobles, commoners and church leaders of the Western European Christians (the Franks). The people were moved by this speech and it changed history, launching the first crusade to capture Jerusalem from the Muslim Turks. After hearing Pope Urban II’s speech, thousands of Western European Christians were moved to embark on the dangerous journey and fight in the crusade. I believe the main reasons they were moved and persuaded to fight was; 1) they felt it was their Christian duty, 2) Pope Urban promised them absolution for their sins and 3) they felt compelled to defend Christianity, their holy land and the Eastern Christians.
The crusades happened because of many reasons. First the Turks took over the holy lands. Then the Byzantine Emperor wanted to regain the holy land, so he called for the church 's help. Pope Urban II didn 't want to look weak, so he arranged for the first crusade. That is the cause of the crusades.
The Crusades were successful failures because they did not meet many of their goals, but left lasting effects. The Crusades was an attempt by the Roman Catholic Church to regain the Holy Lands from the Muslims. They believed they were fighting for god and all sins would be forgiven and defend the Byzantine Empire from the Turks. The first Crusade (1096 -1099) was successful for the Christians because they had a clear and organized religious based purpose. Crusaders the Christian armies were able to hold Jerusalem and in the process led to a massacre of Jews.
The Muslim people were the ones being attacked and had opposing viewpoints of what was going on. The views of the crusades were vastly different from two of the largest religious groups of their time, the Christians and the Muslims. The Christians looked at the crusade as their religious and personal mission and duty. After all, the Christians were the ones who were leading the crusades and they were the ones who were the biggest advocates of them.