There have been many turning pints in global history that have all had major effects on the course of history. Two major turning points in global history are the Fall of Rome and the Crusades. These turning points both had a lot of positive effects on the Roman Empire. Although these turning points were a hard time to get through they eventually brought some good outcomes. The Fall of Rome and the Crusades were two major turning points in history because they both created stability and improved daily life in the Roman Empire. The Fall of Rome was a major turning point in history. Rome fell because it was politically unstable, had too much land to control, had invaders, used a lot of money to build churches and not enough on the military, and no one payed taxes. Rome was so big at the time that no one man could look after all of that land and if they had multiple leaders it was impossible for them to communicate back to each other. This changed history because this led to smaller land to control which made it much easier and …show more content…
Orthodox Christians wanted to gain back their holy land from the Muslims, so Pope Urban II held the crusades because the muslims acted inappropriately towards their holy land. They went to war but in the end they did not accomplish their goal of gaining their holy land back. This changed history because it led to more trade routes in Europe and the spread of Islam. After the Crusades were over the Christian's realized that instead of being mad at the Muslim's they should trade with them because they had conquered so much land which meant they had a lot of resources and advanced trade routes which eventually lead to advanced trade routes in Europe. Islam spread because the Muslims had so much land. because they fought Jerusalem and gained land, a lot of people were starting to practice their beliefs and eventually became one of the most popular religions to be
The Crusades took place in the Middle East between 1095 and 1291. They were used to gain a leg up on trading, have more land to show hegemony, and to please the gods. Based upon the documents, the Crusades between 1095 and 1291 were caused primarily by religious devotion rather than by the desire for economic and political gain.
The emperor of the Byzantine Emperor was upset with Turks encroaching on his empire. He went to the Pope Urban II and complained. He made up atrocities about the Turks. In 1096, The Pope Urban II promoted the Crusade to reclaim the Holy Land from the barbaric Turks. These crusades lasted till the 13th century. In the process, Jews were persecuted and lots of looting took place. Many countries took interest in the Crusades because they were ready for travel and adventure. They wanted to expand trade with the Middle and Far East and so the Crusades gave them a chance to open up trade routes with those countries. They used Christianity to justify the Crusades. In reality, they wanted to expand trade and gain more territorial land.
World War II was one of the most important wars in history. It featured multiple countries at constant conflict with each other. There were several battles that occurred in this 12 year long war. An example of two of the battles would be the Battle of Britain in the European theater of war, and the Attack on Pearl Harbor in the Pacific theater of war. Only one of these wars saw victory, while the other caused great devastation to the American military.
The Crusades were an outlet for the intense religious tension between the Muslims and the church which rose up in the late 11th century. This all started because the church and the Catholics wanted the Holy Lands back from the Muslims. Around this time the church was the biggest institute and people were god-fearing. Pope Gregory VII wanted to control more lands and wanted to get back the lands that they had lost to the Muslims (Medieval Europe). So in order to get back these lands he launched The Crusades which he insisted to the peasants was a holy war instead.
Turning points are by definition a time of decisive and often beneficial change. An example of this can be seen in the following line written by Langston Hughes, “I didn’t believe there was a Jesus anymore, since he didn’t come to help me” (130). That line comes from a story about Langston Hughes’s turning point with religion. The story spoke of when he needed salvation and how he expected to see a physical manifestation of Jesus. When he did not appear, he no longer believed in Jesus. While reading this story it was hard not to see the overlap into my own life. I too had a struggle with my religion that led to a major turning point in my life. Something I believe most people do, because we all have our ups and downs, but those shifts only happen after a cataclysmic event. For me, failing my Honors Algebra 2 class did that. After which of course, I was forced to open my eyes to behaviors that I needed to mend.
A main cause of the Crusades was the treatment of Christian pilgrims. They were robbed, beaten, and then sold. The main group of Turks, the Seljuk Turks, were threatening and growing in power. The Byzantine Emperor, Alexus I, began to become worried and sent out an urgent plea to Pope Urban II, in Rome. He requested for Christian knights to help him fight the Turks. Pope Urban II did agree to his appeal although Byzantine Emperors and Roman Popes were longtime rivals. He also did agree with Alexus I, in fearing that the Turks were expanding. Pope Urban encouraged French and German Bishops and Nobles to also take part in this. “ An accused race has violently invaded the lands of those Christians and had depopulated them by pillage and fire.” This is when Pope Urban II called for a crusade to free the Holy Land. Urban did agree to this having some of his own motives in mind. He was hoping his power would grow in ...
Turning points in history can mean a change in the way the things are done in the past, sometimes for the better, and other times for the worse. Two notable turning points in history were the Industrial Revolution and also World War I. These both had some political, social and cultural impacts.
History is usually outlined by critical moments which have had enduring effects in the world. Several turning points have defined the history of Latin America. Two major climaxes in Latin American History were the 19th-century Wars of Independence and the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Both of these events have significantly changed the course of Latin American history.
The collapse of the Han Dynasty made a huge impact in history. The fall of Han Dynasty was from internal dissent, which indicates the chaos between the European countries. Once the end of the first century B.C.E. arrived, several local families gained
Two of the most important events in European History are the unifications of Italy and Germany. Both were unified around the same time, and in ways that were both similar and different. The leaders of the two countries were the reason they were unified differently. Count Camillo Benso di Cavour, with the help of Guiseppe Garibaldi, brought about the unification of Italy. Otto von Bismarck is credited with finally uniting Germany. Cavour of Italy and Bismarck of Germany used more similar methods than different methods to unify their countries. These methods included different military tactics, their common use of nationalism as a manipulation tool, and their similar diplomacy in political situations.
In 1095, the conflict between the Christians and the Muslims started a crusade (a military campaign in defense of Christianity) for the battle of Jerusalem. This crusade involved people of other religions besides Christianity such as the Jews but they did not play a major role during this time. The Crusades lasted almost two decades and consisted of eight different crusades. With all of the events and actions that took during the Crusades, it led too many effects throughout years. There were short term effects and long term effects from the crusades that effected people of all different cultures. Two places which have had many effects from the Crusades are Europe and Islam. The Crusades has had short term and long term effects on power, economic and classical knowledge throughout Europe and Islam.
Throughout history, there have been many important revolutions that have helped shape society as it is today. There are different causes, from political to religious, economic to social. Any revolution affects those in society, and creates changes for the people in the society. There are three important revolutions that took place in the late 18th century that changed the world for the better. The French Revolution, the American Revolution, and the Industrial Revolution all took place in the late 1700s.
Germany under Nazi rule changed the course of history in many ways. The invasion of the Soviet Union and Poland had long lasting effects on both countries many of which are still felt today. Additionally, Neo-Nazi groups are still prevalent in Europe and many people are trying to stop them. Nazi Germany had a profound effect on the entire world.
was the creation of the western alphabet and calendar. The last legacy was the emergence of Christianity as a major world religion (Ancient
...h it had shaped our societies now. These were not the only empires that had a drastic change. There were also the Americas that had a similar change, but because of the way education is taught in a Western point of view, the Americas are not well known as the Western side.