Albigensian Crusade

Since the dawn of time, mankind has risen two million years ago in Africa and soon dominated the world in 13,000 B.C. as they spread out to the far corners of the world. Soon as humans began to settle down in groups to survive, culture rose and took place into their lives. Culture is the collection of beliefs and principles that are brought together in a social group by the human perception of life and nature. As culture play a vital part in human life, language was created to help one human to…

continues to repeat itself. However, it seems that history often finds a way to repeat itself, even during the present day. We have come a long way from the time of Pope Urban II but the problems we face are still similar in essence. Although the Crusades were fought over eight hundred years ago some of the same problems still exist today. Both today and during the Middle Ages children have been convince to fight battles, a leading power has gone to another leading power for help, and those…

God via the inclusion of spiritual numbers and has as a Gregorian Chant (Cantus Firmus) sung by the tenors. Through the lyrics, music, and interconnected logic, the composer is able to communicate the message of spreading Christianity during the Crusades. The composer of this piece intended for the song to be used by the Crusaders for their mission to spread Christianity throughout Europe and take the Holy Land back. The composer not only creates a song about praising God, but continually…

A crusade is a military expedition which was enforced by the Europeans and Christians in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to recover holy land from the Muslims. The crusade that is going to be discussed is the one in 1187. About 900 years ago, there was a Muslim military and political leader named Saladin. His goal was for Islamic conquest…

Islam is one of the worlds popular religion, it had continued to spread quickly throughout the world since the beginning of time. Islam has dialed with the pressure of invasion, the movements of peoples, as well as the loss of Al-Andalus, the Crusades, the invasion of the Mongols, the movement of the Turks, and the conquests of Timur Lang. Just like any other religion, Islam was facing tests that changed and modified it in a specific cultural power and economic in the West. There are two…

Although remains lead scientists to believe that Spain has been inhabited for around 500,000 years (Kohen), the first people group known for sure to rule over the land of present day Spain was the Carthaginians (Casitor). The Romans first came to Spain during a war against Carthage, and the Romans at the time called Spain “Hispania”. As Rome conquered more land over the next couple of hundred years, the Romans gave the peninsula one government, one language, Latin, and one religion, which was…

El Cid was born in Vivar del Cid, Spain. He was born in 1040 and he died on July 10, 1099 in Valencia Spain his death was more than likely caused by a famine. Rodrigo was a Castilian noble man and a Military leader in Spain. Many people called him El Cis which meant the Lord. He was born into a poor family and was brought to serv King Ferdinand’s Son, Sancho. He worked hard enough to be the commander and rule armiger regis of Castile in 1065. He led his army against the rulers of the kingdoms of…

Saladin is a historical figure not well known to the general public. However, much can be learned from him. Although specific facts about his life are hard to find, what is found leads a person to regard Saladin with a sense of awe. While he gained his position with mainly clannish nepotism, he had talent commanding troops and leading his people. Mainly, Saladin is a historical leader many young and old leaders can learn much from. Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, translated to Righteousness of…

Like a permanent marker, the Byzantine Empire dried up over time, but still left marks on our world which will be there forever. In 323 CE, an emperor by the name of Constantine gained control of the Roman Empire and made two incredible changes that drastically changed it for the rest of its time. Constantine legalized the Christian religion and moved the capital of Rome to Byzantine, now known as Istanbul. Other incredible emperors, such as Justinian, were famous for writing "Justinian's Code".…

The effect of the Crusades in the 21st century, they myths, and the facts that are difficult to understand about the Crusades continue to fascinate people in the present-day. In my essay I will be talking about myths associated with the Crusades which include the Children’s Crusade, the motivation of the Crusaders to take the cross to reclaim Jerusalem from the Muslims, and the pope called a Crusade against the Jews (Madden, 2002). The effect of the Crusades are the split of the Church into East…