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1. Introduction--Describe a general cause or causes of the conflict. toc
**The Genral cause was that Christians, Muslims and Jews all wanted the Holy city, Jerusalem. Also that Christians felt like they were getting overruled by the Muslims.** = 2. Background--Describe who, what when and where. = **Who: In the Crusades, there where three main groups, Muslims, Jews, and Christians. In this wiki you will hear about Christians, and how the Crusades effected them.

What: The basic overview of the crusades, is that Muslims, Jews, and Christians had a fight probably because they all believe that God gave them that land,(Jerusalem).

When: The crusades started at about 1096 and ended at about 1291

Where: The Crusades were in the countrys of, ​Israel, Syria, Jerusalem, Turkey,and Saudi Arabia.**

**3. Causal Factors--Describe three factors that led to The Crusades.**

**Well, there are a few factors. One thing that might have contributed,could have been Muhammad and the creation of Islamic religion. That might have made the Christians mad because not all of the people were Christians. The Second contribution might have been when the Suljuks wanted to expand their territory, that alarmed the Christians. The third thing that could have been a contribution, is that all three, Muslims, Jews and Christians, wanted control of the holy land, Jerusalem.**

= 4. Most Important Factor--Explain how one factor was more important than the others. =
 * I think the factor that was most important, was, that all three religions wanted control of Jerusalem. I think this because all of the religions think that Jerusalem is a gateway to God, or heaven, so they all want it to worship in, with just their religion. Also, for the Jews, they believed that they got there first. When the Christians came, they wanted the City so bad that they were willing to fight for it. So were the Muslims. The Jews, however, were kind-of, "stuck in the middle". Another factor that is very important, would be that the Christians thought that the Muslims where overruling them. This is an important factor because this was one of the main factors of Pope Urbans speech and that speech practically started the Crusades. **

5. Impacts--Explain how one religous group and an individual within that group were impacted by The Crusades.
**The Crusades impacted Pope Urban II because his religious beliefs were that the Turks were overtaking Christianity. We know this because he said it in his speech:

//The noble race of Franks must come to the aid their fellow Christians in the East. The infidel Turks are advancing into the heart of Eastern Christendom; Christians are being oppressed and attacked; churches and holy places are being defiled. Jerusalem is groaning under the Saracen yoke. The Holy Sepulchre is in Moslem hands and has been turned into a mosque. Pilgrims are harassed and even prevented from access to the Holy Land.(Dr. E.L. Skip Knox, Pope Urban II)//

So he called for Christians and the Franks to come together and to fight against the Muslims and the Turks. This was a huge impact because it started the first Crusade, and the first Crusade led onto many others. The Crusades also Impacted the Christians because that took them out of worship and their daily lives to fight in the Crusades. Also this might have gone against their religion to fight.**

= 6. Conclusion--Explain how The Crusades could have been avoided. =

**Well there are many posabilities, for one, the Muslims, Christians, and Jews could have just had a few representatives come and talk to each other about how they felt. If they had done that, then there could have been no fighting and they could have gotten their feelings out. Another way they could have avoided the Crusades is if the Christians just waited to see how everything would have panned out in the end. This may not have completely stopped war, but it may have, or it could have postponed it.**

7. Works Cited--List your sources in MLA format.

 * **Wikipedia contributors. "Crusades." //Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia//. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 2 Mar. 2010. Web. 2 Mar. 2010.**
 * **Unknown."The Christian Crusades." The Christian Crusades: 1095-1291. UMW, United Methodist Women, Unknown, Unknown.**
 * **P.V.N. Myers. "The Crusades." The Crusades.Unknown, Unknown, Unknown.**