is greedy for wealth.” The first account by a priest is clearly colored toward the Crusaders and had several references to God being with the men. The most troubling story is listed at the end of the account of the battle with the Saracens for Jerusalem. Thousands fled to the temple and no one was spared beheading not even women or children. The blood was so deep on the floor of the temple that it would have stained your feet up to the
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gain control over the Holy Land of Jerusalem (History.com‚ n.d.). During the Medieval Crusades‚ numerous people band together to first fight the Muslims for land. Countless people had died for what was thought was God. In 1069‚ the first Medieval Crusade began against the Muslim. Recently‚ the Muslims secured Jerusalem‚ which is Christianity’s most sacred place (History Today‚ 2015). The goal of the Medieval Crusades were to gain back the city of Jerusalem by force and power. The claim made by
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For the righteous purpose of saving the holy land of Jerusalem from the evil control of the violent Muslims‚ non-Christians‚ and other religious pagans‚ a successive array of crusades had been launched by the Christian followers of the Western Europe‚ which spanned from 1095 onward to the 13th century. It was a historic fact that not all of the crusades achieved their purpose and attained success. Instead‚ defeat or failure was the usual result for most of the crusades‚ and victories were only a
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reconcile and reunite Western and Eastern Christianity" (text p. 405). The first Crusade was a success. The "goal was to rescue the holy city of Jerusalem‚ which had been in the hands of the Seljuk Turks since the seventh century" (text p. 405). Once Jerusalem was rescued‚ "the Crusaders divided conquered territories into the feudal states of Jerusalem‚ Edessa‚ and Antioch" (text p 406). The Crusaders soon learned that they were just a small portion of the world around them and "found themselves
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Ebonee Plummer HIS 101 Dr. Kevin Greene November 21‚ 2013 8.4 Fulcher of Chartres‚ “Pope Urban II’s Speech at Clermont” As the crusades began‚ Christians gathered to hear the insightful speech given by Pope Urban II in which he was able take unruly knights and give them a common enemy to fight. The enemies were the Muslims and Turks who were attacking the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Land. Urban II’s speech gave insights to the knightly class who were engaging in warlike tendencies and encouraged
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Crusades on History The Crusades‚ also know as the “Holy Wars”‚ were fought in the name of Christ and Christianity. Muslims controlled Jerusalem after the fall of the Roman Empire and they allowed religious freedoms to the Christians and Jews that also resided here. In the early 11th century‚ however‚ the Seljuk Turks (also Muslim) took rule of Jerusalem and the surrounding Palestine region. The Turks endorsed Islam and ended religious freedoms for both Jews and Christians. The Turks attempted
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Jerusalem: 3‚000 Years Young Most people think that Jerusalem is a city‚ but that’s not completely true. In many ways Jerusalem is a city like any other big city; it has a mayor and a city hall‚ it has shopping centers and office buildings‚ and it has schools‚ playgrounds‚ parks‚ museums and a zoo. To the Jewish people however‚ Jerusalem is much‚ much more than just a city. It’s even more than the capital of Israel. In many ways‚ Jerusalem is the very heart and soul of Judaism‚ Jewish history‚
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initiating the series of famous religious war historically known as the Crusades. Pope’s famous plea led to the formation of the very first group that marched towards Jerusalem to fight against the Muslim forces. Pope Urban II appeal was made in November‚ 1095 (Asbridge 1) calling for a Holy War against the Muslims and to liberate Jerusalem. The Crusade thus initiated continued for a few centuries involving almost the entire continents of Europe and Asia. Primarily‚ the appeal was made to provoke the
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not only for Jerusalem but many reasons. They believed it would give them forgiveness of sins‚ a chance to travel and make money‚ defend the Byzantine Empire from the Turks‚ opportunity to get new land in the Middle East and opening trade routes between Europe and Middle East. There were nine crusades fought by Christians against Muslims in the Middle East. The first crusade began in 1096‚ which were mostly thieves and criminals. This was the first successful crusade in taking Jerusalem. Pope Urban
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war for a piece of property and or did the pope have an ulterior motive? As it turns out‚ that piece of property I was wondering about is actually the holy land called Jerusalem (the birthplace of their religion) to which Christians have been making the sojourn for centuries. Well‚ they did until the Seljuk Turks took over Jerusalem banned them from the city. As if that was not bad enough‚ now those same Turks want to invade and take over Constantinople as well as the rest of the Byzantine Empire
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