The Crusades Research Paper

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James Brisbane
Period 2
Mr. Pugliese
May 2, 2016

The Holy War The Crusades are to this day one of largest, deadly and impactful wars in history. They left a huge mark on European history. The Crusades were a series of holy wars fought between Christians in Europe and Muslims in the Middle East between 1095 and 1291. Although the primary goal of the crusades for Christians was to take control of Jerusalem there were other reasons European knights travelled to the middle east to fight for their religion. The Christian’s reason for the Crusades was forgiveness from God, money and to reclaim the holy land, while the Muslim’s was mainly to defend the Holy Land, but later changed after the first Crusade; after all three of the Crusades the Catholic …show more content…

Thus in 1095, Pope Urban called for what would be the first of many Crusades. Urban described the crusades as a pilgrimage and a defensive war to take back the Holy land. He called for Christian knights all across Europe to help fight against the Turks. The Pope only intended Christian knights to set forth towards the holy land, but ordinary people such as men, women and even children joined the crusade bandwagon. In 1096 many they went to the Holy land in an unruly mob. Many died from disease and from Turkish troops others simply caused …show more content…

Led by King Louis VII of France and King Conrad III of Germany, the Europeans failed to regain any land and the crusade was a failure from a European point of view. However, it was from the Muslim point of view it was a huge success heard all around the middle east.
The Third Crusade was perhaps the most famous out of the three crusades to to its powerful leaders on both sides. The Third Crusade was a response to the fall of Jerusalem in 1187 to Saladin. Three great armies from Europe were led by Richard the Lion-hearted of England, Philip II of France, and the Holy Roman emperor Frederick Barbarossa, Europe’s greatest warrior. Saladin defeated the Crusades at the battle of Hattin in 1187. Christian control of the city of Jaffa returned and the third crusade ended on a peace treaty between Saladin and Richard the Lion Heart.
The Christians benefited the most from the crusade in many reasons. The Christians benefited by gaining new in-sight in ship building, math, and foods that were introduced to them by the Muslims. Kings and Nobleman benefited because the Pope and the Roman Catholic church lost much of its power after the failed Crusades. The Christians also conquered many provinces during the Crusade

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