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The Crusades started in 1095, and were a series of Christian military wars set in place so that the Christians could take back Jerusalem(Holy Land) from the Muslims. There are a few misconceptions about whether the Christians were just attacking the Muslims out of spite, and taking their land. The truth is that, the Holy Land originally belonged to the Christians and it was taken over by the Muslims, the Christians were only reclaiming what was theirs in the first place. There were eight…

Warren Schweigert The fall of the Western Roman Empire is evidenced by multiple modes of failure The fall of the Western Roman Empire is evidenced by multiple modes of failure. The first of these modes of failure is military failure. The second mode of failure is economic. The final mode of failure is political failure. These various ways of failing all outline how the Western Roman Empire fell. Military failure is of important note fore a strong military power such as the Roman Empire.…

During the past couple of months, there have been a lot of news surrounding the fighting happening in regards to the Israeli - Palestinian conflict. The roots of this conflict can be traced back to the Ottoman ruling over what is now known as the Middle East. During the eighteenth century, the Ottoman empire was thriving, stretching their ruling from central Europe all the way to Yemen and accords North Africa to Morocco (making of MME). Their vast territories allowed them to be a culturally…

The Domino effect. Things happen, and those things lead to even bigger things. Like a little mishap can lead to the destruction of an entire nation. Deplecion means to get smaller and fade away. That's what this empire just ended up doing. Rome was a great empire that ruled for many years. This empire made many important contributions to today's society.. Like the Republic, Dictatorship, an Aqueduct, and bettered agriculture. But what caused this thriving nation to crumble? The fall of Rome was…

The Crusades were started as an attempt by Pope Urban II to regain Jerusalem from the Muslims in order for the Catholic Church to regain their Holy Land. In 1212, following the Fourth Crusade’s failure to acquire the Holy Land and only succeed in trashing Constantinople, another crusade began, but this crusade lacked the public support that the other crusades had. This crusade was the Children’s Crusade, the pilgrims of which were thousands of children of various ages. The crusade lacked real…

I’m here in 476 AD in what will be my final trip to Rome. Things are not well here in Rome. First of all Rome has split into two parts. East and West. I’m in the Western Roman Empire. I’ve asked people here what has led to Rome’s downfall and there are many different reasons why it has been whittled down as far as it has, but the question is if Western Rome can survive and try to rebuild the once great empire? One of the reasons that Rome has fallen is because of Barbarian tribes. Several…

start of the Crusades. The rapid expansion of Islam leading to the Holy War is one of the main causes. Western Europe is the main region where Christian concept took root and grew into Holy War. Even with the close measures of the Islamic Kingdoms, Byzantine Christians, never found value in waging or condoning war. Within a century of Constantine I’s rule, “[c]hristians in government found themselves faced with questions of life and death, war and peace” (Madden 2). But unlike Constantinople,…

When messengers from the Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus asked the Christians in Europe to help protect his empire from the Turks, an assembly of churchmen called by Pope Urban II met at Clermont, France on 27th November 1095. The pope addressed the assembly and asked the warriors of Europe to liberate the Holy Land from the Muslims. The response of the assembly was overwhelmingly positive and the first of at least eight crusades was launched. For clarification, I am defining the word…

The Byzantine Empire also known as the Eastern Roman Empire was an extension of the Roman Empire, predominantly in the East. The Byzantine Empire was originally founded as Byzantium with its capital being Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. The most common language spoken in Byzantine at the time was Greek. Justinian I was born in Illyria at Tauresium, and was the nephew of Justin I, the current emperor, before Justinian took over. He was the son of a Slavic peasant, and…

Ottoman state are often traced back to the achievements of Osman. With a series of military successes against the Byzantine, several leaders were attracted to come under Osman's leadership. With increased forces, Osman and his son Orhon were able to expand towards the Northwestern parts of the Anatolia. In 1326, Orhon was able to capture the city of Bursa under the hands of the Byzantine which he further made his capital of his emerging state. He founded a "madrasah" and even struck his own…