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The conflict started when the seljuks advanced to Constantinople, the emperor was worried and asked Pope Urban II for advice. The Pope called for a crusade to take control of Jerusalem, using bribes to get people to fight.

2. Background--Describe who, what when and where
The Muslims, Jews, and Christians were the main religions in the conflict. Some main individuals include King Richard the first and Salah-Al-Din. These faiths were fighting over something dear to them- the Holy Land. The Holy land (otherwise known as Jerusalem) was important to all of them through faith. Each faith wanted complete control over Jerusalem. In 1096 the first crusade started, the crusades ended in 1291. Asia is generally where the crusades took place, Constantinople and Jerusalem were more specific cities in where the crusades were.

3. Causal Factors--Describe three factors that led to The Crusades.
I think one of the most important factors in the crusades was Pope urban the second calling for a crusade. He single handidly set up a series of battles, in which many people died. I believe that the Pope started crusades, making him a factor that led to the Crusades. I think another factor that led to the crusades was the urge to fight, the Christians and Muslims wanted to go head to head in battle and they did. I believe they had no need to go to battle, and were blinded by the money. The Muslims and Christians wanted to "serve" God, even though God said to treat others as you wish to be treated. The need to fight, kill, and get money were some casual factors that led to the Crusades. I think another factor that led to the Crusades was the Seljuk Turks. One of the reasons that the Pope called for a crusade was that the Emporer of Constantinople had asked for assistance from to protect his city from the advancing Turks. The turks wouild have taken over the city if the Emporer of Constantinople hadn't asked for assistance, this was a casual factor that led to the Crusades.

4. Most Important Factor--Explain how one factor was more important than the others.
I think the most important factor that led to the crusades was that the land was so important to each faith, because of what had happened earlier in history. The land was so important to the Christians because Jesus walked there and was crusified there. The land was important to the Jews because they had originally inherrited the land, thus they believed it should be thiers. The land was important to the Muslims because that was where Muhammad took his Night Journey. The history of the land was so significant to each of the faiths they were willing to die for it. That is why I believe the land was the most important factor that led to the crusades.

5. Impacts--Explain how one religous group and an individual within that group were impacted by The Crusades.
The Jews were impacted by the Crusades in which they were brutally murdered, they barely fought in the Crusades. There was a lot of anti-Semitisitisim and many, many jews killed. But through all of the hardships, the jews stayed loyal to Judaism;killing themselves rather than become a Christian or a Jew. Eliezer ben Nathan saw this firsthand, this is what he experienced. He watched his

6. Conclusion--Explain how The Crusades could have been avoided.
For the crusades to have been avoided, no one would have advanced on jerusalem threateningly. The Jews would have been at peace when the Christians and Muslims entered jerusalem. They would come together over the land that was important to each faith