Crusades, military expeditions, beginning in the late 11th century, that were organized by western European Christians
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Christianity is the largest religion in Europe. Christianity has been practiced in Europe since the first century, and a number of the Pauline Epistles were addressed to Christians living in Greece, as well as other parts of the Roman Empire.
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What was the real reason for the Crusades?
The Crusades were a sideshow on the 1400 years of conflict of Islam and Christendom. It was basically Christendom transferring the war on enemy territory. The real cause of the Crusades were Emperor Alexios I Komnenos’s Realpolitik and Western Christian Zionism - the desire to liberate the Holy Land from infidels. It all began at Yarmuk 636.
What were the positive results of the Crusades?
What were the positive effects of the Crusades? Though it is hard to find anything beneficial in armed conflict, there were undoubtedly beneficial technological and societal changes that came out of the Crusades for both sides. The spread of modern banking in Europe
What are facts about the Crusades?
The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims started primarily to secure control of holy sites considered sacred by both groups. In all, eight major Crusade expeditions occurred between 1096 and 1291.
What were the causes and effects of the Crusades?
The cause of the first Christian Crusade was mainly because of the Muslim Turks invading and taking over the Holy Land. The effect of the First Crusade was that the Christians captured Jerusalem and other key cities. They divided the Holy Land into four states.
What was the purpose of the Third Crusade?
A Third Crusade to re-capture Jerusalem
Who did Saladin give the rest of his life to?
He was half -dead with thirst, he was given iced water, the King drank and gave the rest to Reynold, who also drank, Saladin said 'This godless man did not have my permission to drink and will not save his life that way', he turned to Reynold and listed all his crimes and sins, then he cut off his head, 'twice' said Saladin, 'I have sworn to kill that man. Once he attacked Makkah and Madinaah and again when he broke the truce and attacked the caravan.'
How many crusaders attacked Damascus?
Muslims had trouble joining forces, and as they band together, they fought more effectively. They captured Edessa. 50,000 crusaders attacked Damascus and the Muslims drove them back.
Why did the Christians start the Reconquista?
The Christians launched the Reconquista to regain the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslims. The Christian rulers attacked Muslim Lands, but the pace sped up after Umayyad Caliphate in Spain broke into rival kingdoms in 1002. The Christians captured Toledo. Muslims lost more land and the Christians had Portugal, only a small part of Granada remained for the Muslims. Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand wanted to make Spain a catholic country by using Inquisition against Muslims and Jews who had Converted to Christianity. Isabella and Ferdinand sent armies to Granada and the expulsion of Muslims and Jews had started.