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    The Medieval period lasted between the decline of Roman Empire and the Renaissance. It stretched from the fifth century to fifteenth century, accompanied by federalism, invasions, and the supreme authority of the Church. During 500 to 1500, constant warfare had caused a period of turmoil in Europe. Kings weren’t able to defend their territories efficiently, hence, people no longer looked up to central power for protection. In the response to increasing mounted knights and disintegration of centralization

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    Middle Ages having triumphant victories during the third crusade (1189-1192). Richard was well educated and had quickly demonstrated these impressive military skills. For many years had enforced his father’s laws in their French lands. Later he defeated his father with a successful revolt, overthrowing him as king of England, which had been originally his mother idea. He was able to keep his kingdom under control when he had left for the third Crusade because there had been no attempts of invasions

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    The Crusades were a series of military tours launched by Christian Europeans to attack the Muslims in an attempt to reclaim the Holy Land. The Western European Christians had different reasons for participating in the Crusades. Thus, crusading had a request to numerous Europeans. The Crusades took place between 1095 C.E. and 1270 C.E. The Crusades are known as one of the most brutal stages of our history. The starting point of the Crusades was when Pope Urban II made his important speech in Central

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    popes was such that they even managed to unite European lords and kings who normally fought amongst themselves • 1095, with Pope Urban II, they called on Christian rulers to lead armies to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim Turks • These Crusades lasted nearly 200 years and resulted in new alliances among European kingdoms, as well as increasing the power of the Church. 7. What contributions did the Church make to politics, economics, and culture in medieval Europe? • They

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    The World Of The Crusades

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    learning about the crusades. The people, weapons, food, diseases, and technological advances (or disadvantages since it was the Dark Age) were all taught to us and now it is time to put it to the test. We learned that the crusades affected all three religions that have ties to Jerusalem, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. We watched Kingdom of Heaven, a historical fiction movie based on the crusades. The time of the story that we see is based between the second and third crusade. Although the movie

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    The crusades was a 200 year war of bloodshed and violence. It was a series of wars between the Muslims and the Christians for the Holy Land. The Christians wanted to convert Muslims to Christianity. It was debated whether Christians did the crusades to gain power or solely to convert Muslims. The first crusade happened between the years of 1096 and 1099. “Most historians consider the sermon preached by Pope Urban II at Clermont-Ferrand in November 1095 to have been the spark that fueled a wave of

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    disgusting conditions to somewhat civilized human habitable conditions. Crusades were a great redemption point in the middle ages these were military expeditions that derived from the pope and they had one goal, to capture the Holy Land from the Muslim Turks. These crusades occurred between 1096 and 1272 all failed to win back the holy land from the Muslim Turks, crusades helped Europeans to build better ships and draw better maps and by doing so they could manage trade

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    City, Church, and the Empire Many often depict medieval Europe as times of kings, knights, and epic battles that end in great bloodshed and loss. While these things are true, the medieval Europe was much more than that. It was a time of controversy, strong and terrible leaders in politics as well as the church, and many changes in population and how the Europeans structured their societies. Writers and historians throughout this time period produced many works that told of the events in medieval

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    What four myths of the crusades does Dr. Crawford consider? Myth # 1: The Crusades Represented an Unprovoked Attack by Western Christians on the Muslim World. Myth # 2: Western Christians Went on Crusade because Their Greed Led Them to Plunder Muslims to Get Rich. Myth # 3: Crusaders Were a Cynical Lot Who Did Not Really Believer Their Own Religious Propaganda; Rather They Had Ulterior, Materialistic Motives. Myth # 4: The Crusades Taught Muslims to Hate and Attack Christians. Consider each myth

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    The Crusades were military excursions made by Western European Christians during the late eleventh century through the late thirteenth century. The proclaimed purpose of the Crusades, which were often requested and encouraged by papal policy, was to recover the city of Jerusalem as well as other eastern locations of religious pilgrimage (all located in an area referred to as the Holy Land by Christians) from the control of the Muslims. During the mid-eleventh century, Muslim Turks conquered Syria

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