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Jaida Rodgers History A Impact of the Crusades The Crusades were a very important part of history. It has been said that The Crusades are what started the beginning of modernization. Not only were they what started the beginning of modernization, they also had many impacts on Europe. The four major areas of impact on Europe were in the Economic, Political, Social, and Religious parts. Though all the areas were impacted, not all were good impacts. One of the areas that will be focused on is

The rise of the nations in Europe started with a help request from the Byzantine Empire in 1095 to the Papacy, to muster Christian armies to save Jerusalem, and defeat Muslim Turks, who conquered the minor Asia. Alexius I Comnenus’s request came from Constantinople to the Papacy in the following years of their defeat in the battle of Manzikert against Seljuk Turks. The Pope, at the time of the battle, was already aware of the Turkish threat and was one-step ahead with the idea of raising an army

Models of Martyrial Hagiography in Post-Byzantine Balkans: St. George of Kratovo St. George was born in the town of Kratovo, in the region of renowned monasteries of local hermit saints and the endowments of Serbian rulers and noblemen. He was executed in the Bulgarian town Sofia for refusing to convert to Islam in 1515. Soon after his death, a hagiography and sermon were written for the new cult. The hagiography takes the model of the earliest martyr’s narratives, seemingly adjusted for the reading

The Attack of Constantinople by Crusaders In his account of the Crusaders' siege of Constantinople, the Byzantine historian Nicetas Choniates, provides some compelling reports concerning the behaviors of the Christian knights and peasants who formed the Crusader army that sought to wrest control of the city from its defenders. In his account, Choniates makes the point that the Crusaders little resembled the good-hearted Christians they purported to be, but were more like a barbarian horde in the

On 27 November 1095, Pope Urban II made perhaps the most influential speech of the Middle Ages, giving rise to the Crusades by calling all Christians in Europe to war against Muslims in order to reclaim the Holy Land, with a cry of "Deus volt!" or "God wills it!" This marked the beginning of the first crusade. Christian: The First Crusade began in 1095 amidst a climate of extreme religious fervor in Europe, but the successful launch of the First Crusade was due to far more than a religious duty

The movie “Kingdom of Heaven” tries to portray the crusades that occurred in the 12th century while at the same time describing the middle age era. Some of the movie content contains truth of that period as well as fiction. The movie follows Balian of Ibelin and his journey from being a blacksmith to defender of Jerusalem. Although the movie has manipulated some of the real events to appeal to a broader audience, make it more Hollywood like, it does a decent job in portraying the battle over Jerusalem

The Song of Roland The Song of Roland is an incredible French epic poem written around AC. 1030-1070. The main story is that of religious wars between the Christian warrior and Muslims. It is believed that the story in the poem is based on an actual happening back in time. The author of the poem is unknown and is also believed to be the oldest French poem surviving to date. The story stands out among many old epic poems in terms of its relevance, style and structure. Unlike many stories, The Song

Emperor Alexius I Comnenus asked Pope Urban II to help defend the Byzantine Empire in 1095 CE. The Pope agreed because he wanted to secure his own power over the church and called a military expedition to conquer the Holy Land. Peter the Hermit, a French mock had put together an disorganized army of peasants and soldiers in 1096. His army was known as the Peoples Crusades. While he stayed behind his army crossed over into Anatolia. There almost all of his army was killed by Turkish soldiers. The

Out of revenge and urge of desire, Pope Innocent II called for the Fourth Crusade in 1198. The original plan was a military conquest to reconquer Jerusalem through Egypt, as Muslim held much power in that region. From 1202 to 1204 the Fourth Crusade took a bizarre turn to the attack of fellow Christian regions through alliances, poor calculations, and series of decisions with the goal of sacking Jerusalem that ultimately led to the sacking of Constantinople in 1204. With the decision of traveling

Root of the crusades in November the pop presented a spell in France it was a call to princes, knights and Clarks to wedge the war of the Catholic Church. Tens and thousands of men and women family’s and cities has joined the pope urban’s crusade. Pope urban told people that the crusades is a ticket to heaven. Many of the people believed that the crusade is a spiritual war and going to clear their soul of sins, the religion is what drove them. The Pope’s sermon pushed Cristian’s teaching in his