Why are the Crusades relevant to today? In the early campaigns, most Crusaders died of starvation and disease. Crusading helped the poverty-stricken to articulate against the rich people. While the Crusaders failed to permanently ‘recapture’ the Holy Land, they gained a lot from their encounter with the Islamic world. The Crusades contributed to the richness of Western civilization. The Crusades were a political passion.
Today, people can learn from the instinction to fight, the religious conflict that took place, the threat of the Turks, the council of Clermont, and starting war with Muslims. These are some of the main reasons that the Crusades took place. We can also learn from the first Christian crusade. It was due to the Muslims invading
Today, people can learn from the instinction to fight, the religious conflict that took place, the threat of the Turks, the council of Clermont, and starting war with Muslims. These are some of the main reasons that the Crusades took place. We can also learn from the first Christian crusade. It was due to the Muslims invading