First Crusade

Kayla Woodcock Mr. Kusch Theology 12 14 November 2014 WICA Crusades The crusades were a holy war that started because of disagreements in faith. The Crusades began in 1095 when armies of Christians originating from Western Europe went into war by Pope Urban II’s request against the Muslims in the Holy Land. The first Crusade reached its goal capturing the people of Jerusalem in 1099 and the Christians set up many Latin Christian states to regain control over their land.…

speech at the Council of Clermont to compel them to join the crusade, was to tell them that they would receive forgiveness of sins by the power invested in him, as pope. “Wear his cross as your badge. If you are killed your sins will be pardoned” (The First Crusade). Pope Urban II believed that he had the power, given to him by God, to forgive sins. There were Christians who realized that they were sinners, and that by fighting in the Crusade, they would have those sins forgiven. Pope Urban II…

The Crusades were a series of wars fought between Christians and Muslims over the holy land of Jerusalem. There were many crusades, but the first three are the most remembered. The outcomes of these wars were varied. The Christians won the first, the Muslims won the second, and the third was ended in a peace treaty. In the First Crusade, the Byzantines were being harmed by the Turks. The Byzantines called for the help of the Catholic Church. For Pope Urban II to get supporters to go to war, he…

Religion and the expansion of territory played a monumental role in lighting the match that set in motion the Crusades. The after affect of what took place during this medieval conflict would later shape the turnout of Europe and the Middle East. Before the Crusades happened Christianity was the dominant religion of power. Muslim leaders and armies started to conquer all of the Christian territories, like the Byzantine Empire. Christians did not want muslims to conquer all of their lands ,…

DBQ: Impact of the Crusades The Crusades was a series of 9 wars between the Christians and Islams. In the year of 1095 Pope Urban II calls for a crusade to free the Holy Land from “Infields,” or Non-Christians. Do you think the Crusades were more positive or negative? One might say more negative. Do you think the Crusades were more positive or negative? One might say more negative. In Document 1 it states that, “In Europe, crusaders sometimes turned their fury against Jews, massacring entire…

The Crusades is defined as a medieval military expedition, one of a series made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries. The Question surrounding the crusades is whether it was caused by the devotion of religion or for the desire of political and economical gain. The crusades may of seemed like they were based around the idea of greed throughout the Catholic church but really it was based on God and how he got the people through such tough…

Research Paper – Topic 2: Origins of the Crusading Ideal + Crusades If one were to try and pinpoint a single event or date to mark the origins of the Crusades and the Crusading ideal, the most obvious solution would be to make it November 27, 1095, when Pope Urban II uttered the famous phrase “Deus Vult!” and preached the First Crusade. However, when more closely analyzed, it becomes evident that the origins of this great movement that led thousands of Christians to travel to the Holy Land to…

Among the most consequential events in history, are the crusades that took place from 1095-1291. During these events, an estimated one million to nine million people were killed, the Christians gained control over Jerusalem, and the world would never be the same. On these expeditions, whose original purpose was to recapture Jerusalem, the crusaders besieged, conquered, and killed the inhabitants of cities along the way. When they finally reached the Holy City, they proceeded to sack the city and…

account of Pope Urban II’s speech at the Council of Clermont in 1095, calling the Christians to crusade, and an extract from Arab politician and chronicler Ibn-al-Qalanisi’s account of the First Crusade, describing the behaviour of the Franks as they seize a town from the Muslims. Fulcher of Chartres was trained as a priest and was appointed as chaplain to Baldwin of Boulogne in 1097 after leaving for crusade in 1096 with the entourage of Stephen of Blois. He would have been a very religious…

The crusades were military campaigns first inaugurated and sanctioned by Pope Urban 2 at Clermont-Ferrand in November 1095 to wrestle the Holy Land from Muslim control. The desire for access to shrines associated with life and ministry of Jesus was a driving force for crusaders. In addition, the promise to gain to gain land and wealth in the East acted as motivation to the crusaders who also had absolution from sin and eternal glory promised to them. The church was more centralized and stronger…