The Crusades were military expeditions undertaken by Western European Christians, whose purpose was to wrest the domain Muslims of the Holy Land. As Holy Land Christian pilgrimage sites such as Jerusalem and parts of Palestine are known.
These expeditions were carried out at the request of the Pope, who granted indulgences to the participants.
The start of the cross dates from 1095 and its completion occurs in the late thirteenth century.
The word "crusade" comes from the cross that fighters wear on his chest, a symbol of the Christian religion.
Economic:
-This company promised glory, fame, fortune, and new land to nobles trained in war; the younger subjects, wealth and liberation of feudal power. It also responded to the …show more content…
It generated a strongly enriched bourgeoisie and led to a marked improvement in living standards.
Social:
-The warmongering of feudal society, the expansion of the church and the intensification of fervor of believers, were some of the reasons for the Crusades.
Religious:
-The important foundation was the religious faith of the European peoples. Taking advantage of this collective feeling, Pope Urban II preached start the cross before a crowd of worshipers in the town of Clermont (France 1095), to fight the infidels Muslims. to terminate your employment Pope preached the following sentence: "Renounce yourself, take up your cross and follow me."
-The spread of the Roman Catholic religion in the Middle East and the strengthening of faith in his devotees but failed to recover the Holy, Jerusalem Earth, prompted the creation of several religious orders that would have meant to the defense of the Catholic religion through weapons.
The most important cause is the weakening of papal power in medieval Europe, due to their prestige by continuing failures of the Crusades and disputes he had with European kings "endowments Complaint". To strengthen cross-European monarchies at the expense of the power of the Roman Catholic