Crusades Flashcards
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The Causes of the Crusade
Jerusalem was conquered by the Jews and Muslims at the time. The Christian wanted the holy to be a safe place and safe journey to the holy land. Then wanted this because this was the place where Jesus was born and buried, people could travel there to wash away their sins.
They came up with the idea of a crusade a fighter that goes to Jerusalem to claim the pope encouraged anyone to fight for the crusades by saying if you die in battle your sins will be washed away and you can get a lot of money and land.
Crusades
The Crusades are a series of religious battles fought between Christian and Muslims. Mainly the battles took places over the holy land of Jerusalem, which group desired due to its historical significance. They are generally considered the 8 major crusades by 1096 and 1291.
First Crusade
This crusade was the only victorious one. They have managed to claim Jerusalem and the castles on the way there. However, the crusaders didn’t manage to hold on to it, they lost it in 1145, and the church called the second crusade.
Second Crusade
This crusade failed to claim the holy land their army was crushed by Saladin troops and the holy land was in the Muslims hands.
Third Crusade
This crusade was led by Richard I of England and Phillip II of France. However, they weaker on the way to Jerusalem due to some minor conflict with other Europeans, this made their armies weak, and they didn’t have any support. They couldn’t get hold of Jerusalem because their army was extremely small and Saladin got back up from Egypt, Mesopotamia and Syria.
Children’s Crusade
The Children’s Crusade had two principals: Stephen, from Cloyes (in France) and Nicholas of Conlogue (in Germany). It began in 1212 with many volunteering to reclaim Jerusalem after they believed they had received a message from God. Importantly, this was not an “official” crusade because the pope at the time never requested it. The outcome was, they either died on the journey or they got sold to be slaves near and at Egypt.
The Legacy of the Crusades
The Arab’s designs and products were introduced in Europe such as Architectural designs such as windmill, banks, spices and expensive silks. The people became more like the Arabs they have forgotten the European culture. In a dining hall, there is no pork served in the table and there is an Egyptian woman that cooks.
