The Crusades Dbq

The event occurred between 1095 and 1291. The circumstances and living conditions in the early 11th century were meagre. The quality of life was all dependant by wealth, power and status. If in the upper class, you were considered a noble, would sustain all privileges and rights, whilst if you were a part of the lower class, you were considered a peasant and would be apart village life. The health and hygiene during times were very poor, almost everyone would be ridden with disease due to lack of sanitation, this would lead to the black death. There were also no antibiotics or medicine, the only cures to illness were from ancient teachings of people like Aristotle. The cause of the Crusades was when the Christians and Muslims began a war.
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The Crusades increase the wealth of churches as the Church’s wealth was increased through conquered land. Buildings were sold to the church for a portion of their real price and with the new land that the Church bought, it was able to gain power. The thousands of injured hurt men would have religious retreats in the Church and this costed a lot of money which brought the net worth of the Church down. The effects of the Catholic Church during the Crusades effected the lives of everyone within Western Europe. The Catholic Church tried to inspire young men to help keep the holy land in the name of Christianity which made people follow the Church and therefore they participated in the crusades. The biggest negative effect was the worsened Christian-Muslim relations within the Church. The war caused all friendly relations to vanish for many generations. The Church and the Pope disagreed over issues like divorce and marriage which lead to the decline of power of the Catholic Churches in Europe. The Crusades also increased the power and influence of the Church which allowed the church to find new pollical