Third Crusade

Through many historical sources, the depiction of what, for example, the Knights Templar did when they would go on a Crusade for the Holy City is undeniable. Yes, they would fight and die, but they would rape, plunder, and abd slaughter without mercy or a second thought. But the knights and the scholars who have studied and continue to study them, Richard W. Kaeuper as…

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…

crusaders but do not know what its definition is. “The term crusade refers to holy war.” (Bentley et al, pg 422) Crusades were people who would defend Christianity and fight for it when the pope declared the need. They are important icons of Christianity. There are many consequences of the crusades, both good and bad. This paper will discuss the impact and characterize the overall significance of the crusades. The intended use of the crusades were to reunite Christian regions, support the…

When one begins to discuss the Templar Knights, everyone seems to have some opinion about this religious order that lasted a mere 188 years. The mystery that surrounds this religious order that was created to protect pilgrims as they travel to and away from the holy lands is vast. It seems that there demise created a legend that was far more creative and spectacular than the truth. The history of the Templar order is responsible for many books and articles that cover the basics of these…

The First Crusade, began in 1095 after pope Urban II had been asked to help in supplying Emperor Alexius Comnenus with mercenaries to fight for him in order to regain Jerusalem. The response given may have been much larger than what was expected yet it was far from declined. Urban saw this opportunity to change the religion in the east and instead bring it into the west’s Christianity. And as the Christian following was pretty much everyone at the time, Alexius was given an army of people…

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…

Christians conducted a series of nine wars come to be known as the crusades. Trade was one of the positive things in the crusade because with trade still going around the people of the city could still purchase thing that they needed. Document 2 states that trade built up starting at the Muslim empire. This is important because without trade people and soldiers couldn’t purchase what they needed. Document 4 states that the crusades attracted people that differed from the ones anticipated by its…

The first crusades were urged by a man named Urban II, through speeches that reached hundreds of thousands of people. Five different versions have been created in order to help scholars understand not just the purpose of the crusades, but also how Urban II convinced people to go out and fight for God. Through the readings one can see that Urban II used family and God to convince people to fight for their brothers and sisters in Christ, end injustice, and do for God and their ancestors what has…

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 were more negative than positive because the Crusaders had a vision that they would control the sacred place the holy land and they would do anything to get it. The Crusaders murdered innocent people. They destroyed other cities and other religion sacred places. It is definite that the Crusades were more negative than positive because the crusaders killed innocent people. Document 1 states that “In Europe, Crusaders sometimes turned their fury against the Jews, massacring entire…