The First Crusade is a multifaceted event that is often oversimplified or misconstrued as an analogy for modern-day conflicts. In the last four decades‚ however‚ the field has seen a significant overhaul when analyzing the Crusade. Instead of focusing on singular causes‚ historians now take a pluralist‚ “interdisciplinary”‚ approach when determining the reasons for the First Crusade. These reasons are highlighted in Pope Urban II’s powerful speech‚ Speech at Clermont. His speech‚ in itself‚ is complex
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Griffin Coach Williams World History February 9‚ 2015 The fall of Jerusalem in 1187 was one of the biggest events in the history of the Crusades. It was the end of the second crusade and gave up Jerusalem to the Muslims for the first time and the Crusaders never got it back. The siege of Jerusalem in 1187 lasted from September 20 to October 2 in 1187. Balian‚ a blacksmith from Ibelin‚ the son of Godfrey was the leader of Jerusalem at this time. The leader of the Muslims‚ Saladin had tried to negotiate
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Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world located east of the Jordan River in the Judean Mountains and is a holy city to three of the world’s major religions- Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam. It has drawn the continuous attention of the world community‚ especially among the adherents of the monotheistic religions mentioned‚ due to its religious centrality that has generated its historical and political significance. In order to understand the current outlook of the holy city in Islam‚ it
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the beginning of time. As Christians‚ we know that God has made everything with His mighty hands. In the 19th century‚ a theory was proposed by Charles Darwin that would change the outlook on life forever. Darwin proposed that there was no Creator at all. Perhaps we have “evolved” into the creatures we are today from a common ancestor. This topic is very important because the view of our origins can shape a whole societies’ outlook. Philip E. Johnson‚ author of Darwin on Trial‚ said this‚ “"I am interested
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Why did Urban II call for a crusade in 1095? In order to establish reasons for Urban’s call for a crusade in 1095‚ we need to look at many accounts of the time‚ and find out what was happening in the rest of the Christian world which influenced both what and when he said what he did to launch the first crusade. At the time‚ religion played a major role in almost everyone’s daily lives‚ and the belief system of the afterlife was extremely strong. It was true that every Christian had a very vivid
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Battles of Jerusalem and Ascalon during the First Crusade In 1095‚ Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont made a plea to those present that the French‚ “to whom God has given above other nations outstanding glory in arms‚ greatness of spirit‚ fitness of body and the strength to humiliate the hairy scalp of those who resist you” should “set out on the road to the Holy Sepulchre‚ deliver that land from a wicked race and take it yourselves”. This was the beginning of the First Crusade. In this paper
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History 30-March-2012 Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II was also known as Karol Jo`zef Wojtyla. He was born on May 18‚ 1920 in Poland. His papacy lasted 9‚664 days‚ which was from October 22‚ 1978 to April 2‚ 2005. Pope John Paul II was known as the most traveled pope‚ the longest lived pope‚ most influential pope in the history of the Catholic Church‚ and most importantly the most influential leader of the twentieth century. Suffering from Parkinson’s disease‚ the young pope had to endure symptoms
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A Man Who Became Pope Karol‚ or Pope Jonh Paul II as we know him‚ was one of the most couragous men because of all the hardships he faced in his lifetime.In the movie we only saw a small portion of them because the movie stopped right as he became pope. I am sure he faced many many more while serving his term as Pope. Being from Poland‚ and being a Catholic made him a prime target for discrimination back when the Natzis were trying to eliminate many different groups of people because of their
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Clermont For many years the point has been argued by historians as to whom to give credit for initiating The First Crusade. Some individuals might say that Peter the Hermit is responsible. However‚ historians agree that Pope Urban II ’s speech at the Council of Clermont initiated the First Crusade and influenced the people and events in the battles. In August of the year 1095 Pope Urban arrived in France to help reform the church there. He soon called for a general church council in November at Clermont
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that spread throughout the clergy of Christianity and among all of Christendom. The invasion of areas in the Christian Byzantium Empire helped to arouse anger against Moslems. A sense of fear and urgency grew that something had to be done to stop Moslem territorial expansion and subjugation to the tenants of the Islam faith. The first two Crusades were‚ without a doubt‚ the most important of them all. “The era of the Crusades is one of the most important in the history of Western civilization
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