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    The middle ages The Middle Ages was from the end of the Fifth Century through 1485. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, the economy was in shambles and many towns were abandoned. After several centuries of Germanic invasion, new cultures and people emerged, developing into predatory kingdoms that competed for power. After a while, a great artistic culture flourished under the Anglo-Saxons, producers, epic poems, "Beowulf" and sophisticated metalwork. The middle Ages was a great era for artists

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    The Third Crusade was one of many medieval crusades to besiege the Holy Land in the 12th century. The purpose of the Third Crusade, like all the previous crusades, was to reconquer the Holy Land, an area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea that included Jerusalem, which was considered holy by both Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Jerusalem was considered holy and important to Christians because it was the home of Jesus’ ministry. The Third Crusade, led by King Philip II, Richard I, and

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    The Legacy of the Crusades Introduction The Crusades were a holy war consisting of numerous conflicts that were authorized by the pope that were targeted against groups seen as adversaries to the Christian way of life. The Crusades lasted for approximately 196 years, and the battles went from 1095 to 1291. These conflicts were battles that Christians waged against Muslims to regain Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land from the Muslims. The initial motivation behind the crusades was to expel Muslims

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    fatal war with the Muslims, which led to the Crusades. The Crusades were a series of religious wars between the Christian knights and Muslims. Christians initiated the wars, in order to gain control of the Holy Land, Jerusalem. The two eyewitness testimonies accounted by Robert of Clari and Nicetas Choniates describes the violent and atrocious acts during the Crusades. Both testimonies gave great insight on what happened before and during the fourth crusade.

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    Crusades Dbq

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    The crusades were a bunch of wars in the Middle Ages when the Christians and Europeans tried to retake control of Jerusalem from the Muslims. Jerusalem was important to Muslims during the Middle Ages because it was believed to be where Muhammad ascended to heaven. The Christians found it important because it was believed to be where Jesus Christ was crucified and rose again. The first crusade began in 1095. Four armies formed troops of different Western European regions, all led by Raymond

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    Second Crusade Failure

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    The Crusades were a holy war that was directed towards Jerusalem and the Turks that occupied the area. The Christians of the Byzantine Empire had their eyes set on Jerusalem and made pilgrimages to the area due to the site’s religious significance. However, when access to the city became restricted, the Christians were provoked and swore that they would reclaim the Holy Land. The Crusades persisted for nearly 200 years, but they failed to capture Jerusalem. Following these many failures, the crusading

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    Overview and Analysis of the Crusades The Crusades were military expeditions planned and carried out by western European Christians. The crusades started around 1095. The purpose of these crusades was to overtake and gain control of the Holy Land from the Muslims. The Holy Land was Jerusalem and the Christians believed that gaining control of it was their fate. The pope would gather the people together and incite them. The origin of the crusades was a result of the expanding Turks in the middle

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    The 7 Crusades

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    The Crusades were a series of 7 major crusades and many minor crusades throughout the years of 1096 and 1291. The most importants or largest crusade was held in 1189–1192 (The third crusade). These crusades were called by the pope and were very religious based. One great Crusade was the third crusade, this crusade was about Saladin, Saladin is the Sultan of Egypt and he gained control of Jerusalem in the year 1187. This was the first thing that inspired the Third Crusade. To the Pope the idea of

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    are called the Crusades. Jerusalem was the holy land of both the Muslims and Christians. The first crusade was the only crusade that achieved the goal that was originally set. The first crusade was the only crusade to gain control of Jerusalem for the Christians. To be official a crusade had to be blessed by the pope, the leader of the Christian church. There were eight official crusades and one unofficial and possibly fictional crusade called “The Children’s Crusade”. The crusades were often led

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    Crusades Turning Point

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    For this assignment I decided to write about the Crusades. The crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians, Jews and Muslims. There were 9 different crusades over a 200 year period from the late 10th century to the late 12th century. The first crusade begin in 1096 and lasted till 1099. The purpose of the war was to help the Byzantine empire and recapture the Holy Land of Jerusalem back to the Christians from the Muslims. A group of crusaders massacred Jews in many towns across modern-day

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