First Crusade

Ultimately, the successes of the Christians during the first Crusade and the Muslims during the Second Crusade was a result of strong devotion to their respective faiths, strong and consolidated leadership, unity amongst themselves and in pursuits, and geographical advantages. For the Christians during the first Crusade, a strong faith and a commitment to Christianity was crucial in fostering a success victory. First, the call to the Crusade by Pope Urban in 1095 focused on the sinfulness of the

Contrary to many commonly held notions about the first crusade, in his book, The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading, Jonathan Riley-Smith sets out to explain how the idea of crusading thought evolved in the first crusade. In his book, Riley-Smith sets out five main arguments to show how these ideas of crusading evolved. Firstly, he argues that Pope Urban’s original message was conventional, secondly that a more positive reaction was drawn from the laity (due to the ideas surrounding Jerusalem)

Before the First Crusade, the Islamic Empire became arguably the most intelligent civilization. Baghdad was the second biggest city in the world because it included complex economic practices, the center of a trade, and higher educations. Alongside the rise of the Islamic Empire, Europe began having power, but the influence was almost immediately lost after Charlemagne’s death. Because Europe has many coasts, they began getting raided. This defensive state all changes with the First Crusade. There are

For centuries, religion has been a key underlying concept that has had the power to unite many individuals, and give them a sense of belonging. For thousands of years, polytheism was a widely popular religious affiliation until the transition into monotheism. The belief in only one god was a major shift in history, especially when looking at Christianity. The unity of faith for Christians has been an ideal from the beginning. On the other hand, Islam, and its followers the Muslims, are united in

The Terry Jones’ video was about the First Crusade which started when Alexius, the Byzantine emperor, sent for help from the Pope to defeat the Turks. He spoke to historians and looked at art from the period to find another view on what happened in the crusades. In the video Terry Jones said the Pope saw that he could use the villagers who were poor and in need of penance as crusaders to take Jerusalem for The Christendom. He even did a bit of a skit about the propaganda they might be told to convince

First Crusade by Fulcher of Chartres and the collection of excerpts from the letters and chronicles by Jews and Muslims are two documents relating to the climax of the invasion and conquest of lands and cities in the Middle East by European armies during the First Crusade. The climax was the siege and capture of Jerusalem. The two documents have similar, contrasting, and incomplete information. Of this incomplete and one-sided information we will discuss the different perspectives of those who lived

Christopher Roe Dr. Jennifer Davis Medieval History October 11th, 2013 The Crusades: Motivation behind the Movement. Patrick Geary’s “Readings in Medieval History” contains four accounts of the invasion of the Middle East by the Europeans in 1095 A.D. These accounts all cite different motives for the first crusade, and all the accounts are from the perspective of different sides of the war. The accounts all serve to widen our perspective, we hear from the Christian and Middle Eastern side

of the First Crusade The First Crusade was the pinnacle of the entire Crusade campaign. Its lone success in the long line of Crusades proves its uniqueness among the six others that were mostly ineffective. Certain fortunate circumstances definitely contributed to the Christian success in taking the Holy Land on their first try. Similarly, many other circumstances were responsible for why the following crusades were less successful and in some cases disastrous. From the first crusade being a

Religious factors in the first crusade were significant and can be argued as a reason for the campaign’s success. However, it is more down to a combination of different factors to why it was so successful, when compared to the later more unsuccessful Crusades. The time of the First Crusade, medieval Europe was a place of hardship, with frequent famine and plagues with many wanting to escape the idea of normal life. With the start of the First Crusade many responded with extreme enthusiasm and it

peasants, warriors, knights, and everyone in between fought for the chance to regain the Holy Land, thus starting what is known as the First Crusade. After Byzantium requested help from the Pope as it began to be destroyed by the constant threat of Turks, soldiers and townspeople alike began crusading. Each person had their own motives for joining in the Crusade. For some, it was money and land while, for others, it was the chance at regaining the Holy Land, more commonly known as the city of Jerusalem