The crusades were negative because there a lot of killing and they destroyed lots of cities.Document 9 states that In 1204, Christian crusaders attacked Constantinople, leaving the city in ruins and Plundering wealth.This is relevant because.It shows how destructive they were and the damage they did. They destroyed a …show more content…
Sometimes it just made things worse that they were trying to fix. Document 4 states that. Moreover, the assault of one Christian people on another, when one of the goals of the fourth crusade was reunion of Greek and Latin churches, made the split between the greek and Latin churches permanent. It also helped discredit the entire crusading movement.This is relevant because.The 4th crusade didn't help anything it made things worse and spilt Greek and Latin permanent .Document 7 states that. Despite all the efforts, maintaining these crusader kingdoms was difficult. To begin with,, their numbers were small. They were very dependent on Western Europe for supplies and soldiers. This is interesting because. That if they didn't have the crusades they wouldn't have to deal with us this. Then none of the killing or the hard work they would have to would have happened.Without the crusades the soldiers would not have to go thru what they went threw.
The crusades were negative. They were negative for two main reasons. They were destructive and wasteful. There was really no reason for them. A lot of lives and cities could of been saved if there was no