Dbq Crusaders Research Paper

The Crusades is defined as a medieval military expedition, one of a series made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries. The Question surrounding the crusades is whether it was caused by the devotion of religion or for the desire of political and economical gain. The crusades may of seemed like they were based around the idea of greed throughout the Catholic church but really it was based on God and how he got the people through such tough times. The primary reason for these crusades was religious devotion including many factors like their love of religion and faith. This devotion of religion and faith in the time of the crusades is expressed in a collection of documents written by different historians that lived in this time …show more content…
The Christians are the ones fighting back for their religious faith and need to prove to the others how important it is to them. Pope Urban states that “All who die by the way, whether by land or by sea, or in battle against the pagans, shall have immediate remission of sins.”. This is saying that the crusaders that go to fight for what they believe in will be compensated for with the promise of forgiveness of sins. In document two written by Ekkehard’s Hierosolymita explains that the crusaders were all brought together by the love of Christ. Hierosolymita in his document says “ These members of Christ so different in speech, origin, and nationality, were suddenly brought together as one body through their love of Christ”. This is showing religious devotion by the way the Christians handled others mistreating their faith. In document four by Islamic leader Saladin he expresses faith in the way of a speech. This speech illustrates that the enemy was controlling Jerusalem and God was not receiving anything in return. It is quoted by Saladin that “If God blesses us by enabling us to drive his enemies out of