Over a hundred thousand people died during the time of the First Crusade. The First Crusade was a devastatingly long fight between the Christians and the Seljuk Turks for many reasons, but the main reason being because the Seljuk Turks were residing in Jerusalem. The Christians had many reasons for starting the First Crusade which impacted the Christian and Islamic relationship forever. The capture of Jerusalem by the Muslim forces along with the letter sent to Pope Urban II by Emperor Alexius I asking for military aid, collectively, led to the tragic event of the First Crusade.
It is important to understand that there were a few events that led to the First Crusade, but ultimately the biggest event was the capture of Jerusalem. In 610 AD …show more content…
The small army was a less organized group of knights and ordinary citizens, known as the “People’s Crusade.” One group of the Crusaders was led by a popular preacher named Peter the Hermit and the second group was led by Count Emicho. They arrived in Constantinople where Emperor Alexius I advised them to wait for the rest of the Crusaders, but they ignored him and set off to fight the Seljuk Turks. They went on a series of massacres and and vanquished Jews in different towns, but the Turkish army crushed the invading Europeans. The People’s Crusade led to immense outrage causing crisis between Jewish-Christian …show more content…
There were more crusades than the First Crusade, but ultimately the First Crusade was the most important because it marked the point in which the Christians and Muslim peoples’ relationship changed for the worse. The Christians had many reasons to initiate the First Crusade which impacted the Christian and Muslim relationship immensely. The First Crusade was started by many outside forces that led to the devastating outcome of over a hundred thousand people
It is important to understand that there were a few events that led to the First Crusade, but ultimately the biggest event was the capture of Jerusalem. In 610 AD …show more content…
The small army was a less organized group of knights and ordinary citizens, known as the “People’s Crusade.” One group of the Crusaders was led by a popular preacher named Peter the Hermit and the second group was led by Count Emicho. They arrived in Constantinople where Emperor Alexius I advised them to wait for the rest of the Crusaders, but they ignored him and set off to fight the Seljuk Turks. They went on a series of massacres and and vanquished Jews in different towns, but the Turkish army crushed the invading Europeans. The People’s Crusade led to immense outrage causing crisis between Jewish-Christian …show more content…
There were more crusades than the First Crusade, but ultimately the First Crusade was the most important because it marked the point in which the Christians and Muslim peoples’ relationship changed for the worse. The Christians had many reasons to initiate the First Crusade which impacted the Christian and Muslim relationship immensely. The First Crusade was started by many outside forces that led to the devastating outcome of over a hundred thousand people