The year is 1095 and the territory of the Muslim Empire is expanding into the holy land, the Roman Catholic Church sees this and launches one of the most famous string of wars in world history, the Crusades. The main objective of the Crusades was to retake the holy land in the Middle-East. The Crusades were a series of holy wars which began in 1095 when Pope Urban II made a plea to retake Jerusalem and the holy lands. In total there were eight Crusades lasting around 196 years, however, the last five Crusades were very ineffective and the first Crusade was the only holy war which was a success in taking Jerusalem. People who took up the cross to fight for the church were called crusaders; motivated by the religious and economic gains of the
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However, before the Crusades in 637 the Muslims conquer and take Jerusalem. Later in 732, The Battle of Tours, a battle between the Frankish Christian forces lead by Charles Martel, and the Umayyad Caliphate lead by Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi results in the defeat of the Moors, or Muslims. This battle strengthened and preserved the Christian religion, and without it, Christianity would not be around today. Soon after in 1054, the Great Schism occurred, resulting in the split of the church into the Roman Catholic Church in the West and the Orthodox Church in the East. The Pope lead the Roman Catholic Church and the Patriarch lead the Eastern Orthodox Church. At this time Europe was still in it Dark Ages, the feudal and manorial systems were still around and consisting of lords and vassals was still around. There was no major new ideas or inventions at this time. Europe was cut off from the rest of the world. Trade, goods and ideas would travel through Byzantium, the Eastern Empire, but nothing got to Europe. The series of holy wars fought between the Christian crusaders and the Muslims. The majority of the fighting took place in the holy land located in the Middle-East where cities such as Jerusalem, Nazareth and Bethlehem were located. The first Crusades officially began with Pope Urban II’s plea to go to war against the Muslims in 1095. The western church had received a plea for help from the Byzantine Christians, in the East, that they were being invaded by Muslim armies. The Crusades were historically significant because they expanded the territories of Europe, spread Christianity, increase wealth in Europe and it also connected the Eastern and Western worlds. The crusaders brought back wealth as they returned from the Middle-East as well as foreign goods and ideas. The Crusades were a turning point in world history because it ended the feudal age, spread the learning and discoveries of the Eastern
However, before the Crusades in 637 the Muslims conquer and take Jerusalem. Later in 732, The Battle of Tours, a battle between the Frankish Christian forces lead by Charles Martel, and the Umayyad Caliphate lead by Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi results in the defeat of the Moors, or Muslims. This battle strengthened and preserved the Christian religion, and without it, Christianity would not be around today. Soon after in 1054, the Great Schism occurred, resulting in the split of the church into the Roman Catholic Church in the West and the Orthodox Church in the East. The Pope lead the Roman Catholic Church and the Patriarch lead the Eastern Orthodox Church. At this time Europe was still in it Dark Ages, the feudal and manorial systems were still around and consisting of lords and vassals was still around. There was no major new ideas or inventions at this time. Europe was cut off from the rest of the world. Trade, goods and ideas would travel through Byzantium, the Eastern Empire, but nothing got to Europe. The series of holy wars fought between the Christian crusaders and the Muslims. The majority of the fighting took place in the holy land located in the Middle-East where cities such as Jerusalem, Nazareth and Bethlehem were located. The first Crusades officially began with Pope Urban II’s plea to go to war against the Muslims in 1095. The western church had received a plea for help from the Byzantine Christians, in the East, that they were being invaded by Muslim armies. The Crusades were historically significant because they expanded the territories of Europe, spread Christianity, increase wealth in Europe and it also connected the Eastern and Western worlds. The crusaders brought back wealth as they returned from the Middle-East as well as foreign goods and ideas. The Crusades were a turning point in world history because it ended the feudal age, spread the learning and discoveries of the Eastern