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__toc 1. Introduction--Describe a general cause or causes of the conflict.__
= = I believe that the crusades were caused because people responded too violently, and didn't take the time to talk out the conflict.

__2. Background--Describe who, what, when and where.__

 * The Jews, Christians, and Muslims were all involved in the crusades.
 * The conflict was that Seljuk Turks wanted to expand their empire, so they moved westward. Jews, Muslims, and Christians had lived peacefully together under Muslim rule, until the Turks had started to take over. The three groups needed to defend their city against the Turks.
 * The crusades happened during a pretty big time time period. In 1096, the 1st crusade happened. In 1095, the crusade at Clermont occured. A long time later, in 1212, the Children's crusade went on.
 * There were many sites of the crusades, including Jerusalem, Europe, Constantinope, Asia, the Middle East, and the Holy Land.

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

 * Jews, Muslims, and Christians all believed that Jerusalem was holy land.
 * The Turks decided to advance and take the land.
 * The pope quickly called for crusades, in order to gain their land back.

__4. Most Important Factor--Explain how one factor was more important than the others.__
I think that the most important factor in the start of the crusades was that the Seljuk Turks came to take the land from the Jews. The pope then called for the crusades, in order to save Jerusalem. The Christians also came down to fight, because they didn't want the Turks to advance and take the Christian cities.

__ 5. Impacts--Explain how one religious group and an individual within that group were impacted by The Crusades __
The crusades definitely had a great impact on the Christians. For one, the Christians were no longer allowed to make pilgrimages to the holy city. When the Seljuk Turks came to take the land, it was Christian land, so they came to fight to protect it. They couldn't afford to lose the city. An individual that was impacted by the Crusades was Anna Comnena. Her father had called for help from Pope Urban I in halting the Turkish raids. He found that the Pope's soldiers would not listen to him. To Anna, they appeared as uneducated barbarians, with manners far beneath those of the wealthy and cosmopolitan Byzantines. (Reese). Anna was affected in the __sense that her home had been filled with men unworthy of being there.__

__6. Conclusion--Explain how The Crusades could have been avoided.__
I think that the crusades could have been avoided if everyone hadn't been so quick to make decisions. They all had a right to protect their land, but they should've found a way to talk things out, and not act so harshly.

__7. Works Cited--List your sources in MLA format.__
Reese, Lyn. "Anna Comnena". __Female Heroes from the Time of the Crusades__. 1996-2010. Women in World History Curriculum. Accessed March 2, 2010. <[]>