The Crusades were a time of religious disputes between a hostile Christian group and a couargeous Muslim group that lasted over two centuries. This confrontation led by violence and the annihilation of broken cities and societies to secure the Holy Land. While the Crusades caused much destruction in both ways of life, the Crusades united people through cross-cultural trade and a central goal that gave people an identity with their religion and civilization. The culture and trade exchange connected the societies of both sides to new ideas in life. During the Crusades, Christians were given a feeling of being part of a specific society involving their religion and its goal. The Crusades describes a tale over a holy site that linked groups against …show more content…
Since the Crusades began with Pope Urban II's call for a resurgence of the Holy Land, Christians had a feeling of unity within one another. In Pope Urban II’s speech, he called it “Deus vult” or “God wills it” for the Christians to wage war against the Mulisms (Pope Urban II). Pope Urban was uniting all the Christians to have a common cause in fighting the Crusades as one (“Pope Urban II order first Crusade”). Christians came from England, France, the Holy Roman Empire, and more to join as one against the Muslims. While the armies of the Christians went into battle, each social class, from peasants to knights and merchants, resembled the troops. Peasants felt they had a sense of identity and purpose within their religion and the armies they fought for. The idea that the peasants, merchants, and knights were working side by side for a common goal gave every one of them a sense of unity and an identity as a whole group (Dickson, Baldwin, and Madden). While the battles of the Crusades were transpiring, many trade routes were constructed between the opposing sides. Muslims and Christians would trade across various paths to get unique and exotic items from one another. The trading of goods and ideas from one civilization to the next merged the people
A Different Outlook on the Crusades Rodney Stark, author of the monograph God’s Battalions: The Case for the Crusades, displays a different approach than most of what he believes was the cause of the crusades. The monograph displays the events of the crusades in chronological order to get an accurate understanding of what happened and when. The question that Stark is researching is the true cause of the crusades. In his introduction, Stark explains the general view of what historians believed caused the crusades. He explains many different popular interpretations on how and why the crusades began.
According to (document E) Life in the Middle Ages “ Was insecure, violence was everywhere and poverty was widespread.” The troubling experiences were so overwhelming that the Holy Roman Empire felt that it was necessary the Crusades. By promoting the crusades people would be able to focus their violence and energy to a greater cause. In addition, the
Document 9 states that “In 1240,the Christian Crusaders sacked Constantinople, leaving the city in Ruins and plundering wealth.” This is relevant because It shows us that the violence and atrocities all of the Crusades clearly outweighed the positive and religious points of view that they say they were fighting for. Another example is that in document 10 it states that “ One day I entered the Mosaic, repeated the first Formula, ‘ Allah is great’, and stood up in the act of praying, upon which one of the Franks rushed on me got hold of me and turned my face East words saying “This is the way you should pray!” a group of Templars hastened to him seized him and pushed him away from me. I went back to my prayer.
DBQ: Question: Were the Crusades caused primarily by religious devotion or by the desire for political and economic gain? Document Usage: Political (3, 6), Economic (3, 4, 6) Counter: Religious (1, 2, 5). The Middle East was the powerhouse of the world, and due to Rome collapsing Europe lost some of their power. Christians desired missionaries and more power, they noticed the wealth in Dar-Islam and wanted it for themselves.
The Crusades was a war between two religions , which were Islam and Christianity. They both were fighting for the holy land in Jerusalem. For the Christians the holy land meant that Jesus was born there. For the Muslims the holy land was where Muslims believe Muhammad the prophet was taken to heaven by Allah which is called The Dome Of Rock. In our opinion the Crusades were a failure because it was a waste of time and a lot of lives were lost.
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
Religion had a huge effect on the Crusades and how it played out in the long run the economy during the Crusades was changing a lot and for the better in some aspects. One thing that changed was the Increased trade in international trade across the Mediterranean which gave them more new products and increased sales. The products they got were Spices, sugar, dates, watermelon, lemons, Cotton cloth, Persian carpets, and other things too. Another thing that happened was Technology of Islamic achievements was now known in the west and east Europe giving them more ideas. paper, water wheels, and better castle buildings were also brought back to Europe.
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.
Maybe it was none of these reasons, but you have probably still heard about it. The Crusades or “Holy Wars” was a conflict that lasted over 250 years. They took place in the Middle East, around a city named Jerusalem. Jerusalem was not a normal city though, it was the “Holy land”
“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.
Up to approximately seven major Crusades, the Muslims and Christians went through bloody days, and many attacks on each other. After many years of victories and misplacements, the Holy Land was claimed by the Muslims. It is perceptible that the Crusades were caused primarily by religious devotion because Jerusalem had a Holy significance, They wanted to signify their loyalty and cause of their God, and to guarantee
The crusade was typically made up of peasants due to the numbers of soldiers. Even though the peasants weren’t very skilled, it still the job because in 1099 the Christians beat the Turks and took over the Holy Lands. This was a very important crusade because it slowed down the Muslims for a decent amount of time, it brought Christians together, and it changed the lifestyle of many people throughout that time. Victory was
The purpose of the Crusades were for political and economic gain because of the military threat from the Muslims, potential resulting success, and control of Jerusalem. One of the political and economic benefits of the Crusades was the defeat of Muslim enemies. In Pope Urban II’s 1095 speech that asked for recruits, it stated, “They have occupied more and more of the lands of those Christians, and have overcome them in seven battles. They have killed and captured many, and have destroyed the churches and devastated the empire” (Document 1). Pope Urban II wanted Christians to go to the Middle East to fight because Arabs and Turks attacked their fellow Christians and conquered Christian land.
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 Christian View vs. The Muslim View of the Crusades The crusades were a set of different military actions that were sanctioned by the Catholic Church and the papacy. Their intention was to recapture Holy Lands they believed were rightfully theirs from the Muslim people that had invaded it. As any attack on a large group of people would do, every major group was affected. The Christians had their own reasons and beliefs for going on these Crusades.