The Crusades were wars between Christians and Muslims‚ fought in Palestine. In 1071‚ Turkish Muslims captured Jerusalem. The Muslims stopped the Christians from visiting the holy places in Palestine. Naturally‚ Christian rulers in Europe were very angry about this. The Byzantine emperor in Constantinople asked the Pope to help him drive the Turks from the Holy Land. Peter the Hermit and the Pope started the first Crusade. Pope Urban II said that he would forgive the sins of all people who went and
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the climate. On July 15th 1099 12‚000 approached Jerusalem. They won a narrow strip of land. Sadly in 1144 that same strip of land was reconquered by the Turks. Then the second Crusade was being organized to recapture the city. But they came home defeated. Both sets of Crusades were defeated by the Turks. So the 2nd set of Crusades didn’t win this one. But that did not keep them from trying. The third Crusades goal was to recapture Jerusalem. It was led by three of Europe’s most powerful monarchs
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when Pope Claremont preached the First Crusade at the Council of Claremont. The reason for the Crusades was a war between the Moslems and the Christians. They fought for the city of Jerusalem‚ as the city held a Holy significance to Christian religion. They also fought for revenge for an earlier event – in 1065 Jerusalem was taken by the Turkish and about 3000 Christians were killed. The main objective of the Crusades was to free the Holy Land from the Moslems. In total there were eight crusades
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The Crusades were expeditions that originated in completion of a solemn vow in order to deliver the Holy areas from Mohammedan domination. The origin of the word can be traced to the cross. This meaningful cross was worn as a badge on the outer garment of those who took part in these enterprises and also made out of cloth. Since the Middle Ages‚ the meaning of the word crusade has been comprehended to contain all wars undertaken in the act or practice of pursuing a vow. It was also directed against
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Kathleen Kenyon’s archaeological career was her role as a teacher. From 1948 to 1962 she lectured in Levantine Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology‚ University College London. Kenyon’s teaching‚ complemented by her excavations at Jericho and Jerusalem (which successively formed her ’field school’)‚ helped to train a generation of archaeologists‚ who went on themselves to teach in Britain‚ Australia‚ Canada‚ the United States‚ Denmark and elsewhere. Thesis Statement While Miss
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On the West Bank and Gaza Strip‚ Palestinian land has been increasingly taken over by Israel for years. An extremist Jewish group called the Zionists‚ emerged in the late 1800s ‚ seeking to find a homeland for the Jews‚ and searching in both Africa and the Americas before finally settling on Palestine. This did not appear as a problem or threat at first but as many more Zionists immigrated to Palestine with the intention of taking over the land to create a Jewish state‚ fighting broke out with the
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returned to Jerusalem from Susa‚ he first personally assessed the situation of Jerusalem’s destruction. Afterwards he called the people and shared his vision. The Bible stated that the people responded to Nehemiah (see Neh. 2:8). This shows clearly that from the start of his mission Nehemiah had willing followers. They were willing to follow because they realize that the vision was good and that some of their needs as a community will be met. Maxwell noted that the wall of Jerusalem was rebuilt because
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Vernet in his "Curso Básico de Arqueología Bíblica"‚ Teologado Salesiano Internacional de Ratisbonne‚ Jerusalén‚ 2001 (in Italian). Jump up ^ J.M. Vernet‚ "Basic Course in Biblical Archaeology "‚ International Silesian Theologate of Ratisbonne‚ Jerusalem‚ 2001 (in Italian)‚ p. 5 Jump up ^ Mills and Bullard‚ 1990‚ p Jump up ^ Bruins‚ Hendrik and van der Plicht‚ Johannes. "Tell-es-Sultan (Jericho): Radiocarbon results of short-lived cereal and multiyear charcoal samples from the end of the Middle Bronze
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said God would give the Jewish people a probationary period of 70 weeks‚ in which Jerusalem would continue to have trouble to atone for their sins. This can incite both fear and optimism in readers. There are different interpretations as to what exactly 70 weeks means‚ however they all agree it is a substantially longer time than 70 weeks. This obviously is intended to cause some fear and drive the people to of Jerusalem to better themselves. However‚ it also predicts that after the period of atonement
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There was no one telling them where to start or how to fix this problem now8. They were completely disorganized. Nehemiah became that leader and proved to be an effective one. He channeled his grief and converted it into determination to help Jerusalem. He too had favor with the King as the trusted cup bearer that brought him his food and drink. He obtained permission and a guarantee of safe passage from the King to travel there and begin work. He would face many challenges in organization‚
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