maddy+miller

1. Introduction--Describe a general cause or causes of the conflict.
The general cause of the Crusades was that the Muslims, Jews, and Christians all wanted control over Jerusalem, which they called the Holy Land.

2. Background--Describe who, what when and where.
The crusades were a long war between Muslims, Christians and Jews over the Holy Land also known as Jerusalem, there three Crusades total, the first one started in 1096 and ended in 1099, the second Crusade started in 1146 and ended in 1148, finally the the third Crusade was from 1189 to 1192, the crusades took place in Europe and North Africa as well as the Middle East.

3. Causal Factors--Describe three factors that led to The Crusades.
Knight crusaders wanted religious zeal. The byazantine emporer wanted to make the Seljuk turks to leave the Holy Land. The pope wanted to increase power in Europe and wanted to turn the Christian knights against the Muslims instead of eachother.

4. Most Important Factor--Explain how one factor was more important than the others.
To me I think that the most inmportant factor that led up to the Crusades was that Muslims, Jews, and Christians all wanting gain and control over the Holy Land, Jerusalem. I think it's the most important because Jerusalem is exremly important to all three religions. It is important to all three religions because it is the Holy Land for all of them, Christians consider it holy because it is where Jesus was, Jews consider it holy because it is their focal point of prayer, where ever they are in the worl they face towards Jerusalem. Finally it is holy to Muslims because it is where Muhammed went on a pilgramage.

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 because they were tortured by the Christians to make them accept Christianity, prejudice against the Jews began to spread, massacres broke out in Europe, they couldn't hold public office, and finally they couldn't live where they wanted, so they were forced to live in crowded neighborhoods known as ghettos. The crusades impacted a man named Eeazer ben Nathan because his entire family was murdered because ther Christians thought that they were the wrong religion = 6. Conclusion--Explain how The Crusades could have been avoided. = I think that the crusades could have been avoided if all the religions would have worked everything out with out violence, if the Jews and Muslims would have stood up for themselves and what they believed in rather than fighting in a war.