Council of Clermont

Throughout the religious history of the world there have been many instances in which religion and religious beliefs have been used as an excuse to perpetrate crimes against others. These crimes can be seen in many different religions, such as Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity. Islam and their use of Jihad, or “holy war”, is used as a way to rationalize the killing of individuals that are considered to be infidels. Like Islam, Hinduism, uses their religious teachings as a way to oppress those of…

The crusades is a sequences of revolutionary actions that started back in the eleventh century going through in the late thirteen century. In general the crusades was basically about a mixture between religious awareness and military initiatives. In Europe the Christians were impatient to take back Jerusalem which is known as their holy land. The church had the power to Knights, Chiefs and even Popes that were impatient to transfer their religion to other nations. The Islamic militaries were…

reasons for the proclaiming of the Crusades was to cut down the power of the Seljuks, who were a threat to the Byzantine Empire, and also the safety of Christians on all areas that they conquered, which included the holy city of Jerusalem. At the Council of Clermont the Pope said of the Turks: “They have killed and captured many, and have destroyed the churches and devastated the empire. If you permit them to continue thus for awhile with impurity, the faithful of God will be much more widely…

Crusades Paper After the Byzantine Emperor, Alexius’, cry for help in regaining control of Jerusalem, the Holy Land, Pope Urban II gave a riveting speech at the Council of Clermont to the people of France. He spoke of a land that was taken from the Christians violently and of infidels destroying their holy city. He described many atrocities Muslims committed against Christians. The Muslims victimized both people of the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Byzantines, and people of the west, the…

The Alexiad of Anna Comnena details the life and reign of Anna Comnena’s father Byzantine Emperor Alexius. Through fifteen books The Alexiad spans from the militaristic ambitions of a 14-year-old Alexius through his final loosing battle with disease, and in doing so depicts the military campaigns in the Holy Land during the First Crusade as well as the interplay between the East and West. Through her classical epic-style writing, Anna illustrates the events of the First Crusade, their…

From about 1095 to about 1290, a series of religious wars broke out to recapture the holy land from Islamic control. Christians referred to them as the “Holy crusades”; otherwise known as the crusades to historians. In November of 1095, the first Crusade began in response to Pope Urban II urging Christians to take back their Holy Land of Palestine out of the control of the Muslim Turks. This was the start of what would become known as the Crusades. After the first crusade, many more occurred as…

This research paper will describe the first few Crusades and how they happened.The Crusades were a series of many battles caused by different religions fighting over their differences.In these battles, the religions fought to try to make their religion the superior religion and bring the other religions down.The sides of these battles consisted of Muslims, Jews, and Christians.Many things happened in each Crusade including the capturing of Jerusalem, the fall of the county Edessa, the treaty of…

Discoveries stemming from the Crusades’ driven hunger for gold and righteousness are explored in this paper along with contemporary examples of discoveries made to meet wartime needs. The Crusades began in 1095, launched by Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont. They were a series of military campaigns designed to conquer the Holy Land for the Church. The Crusades affected every aspect of European life. For example, crusaders…

Prompt A1: The Seljuk Turks were an Islamic tribe in Persia during the early eleventh century that began to expand westward. In 1071 CE, at the Battle of Manzikert, the Byzantine army battled the Seljuk Turks. Romanus IV, the emperor of the Byzantine Empire, was killed and his army obliterated. The Turks expanded their empire into Anatolia, Syria, Jerusalem, and throughout the Holy Land. Turkish zealots prevented Christian pilgrims from visiting Jerusalem and other places Christians…

Often in life there are decisions that start with a worthy purpose, with good planning, and the right heart, but even with all the right factor combinations, things can spiral uncontrollably downward. This is the case behind the crusades. A sad and dark period of Christian and Muslim history with no real winners on either side. Even with the godliest of intentions, mankind must learn when to turn around and say enough is enough. If only this lesson had been learned during the grueling two…