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1. Introduction--Describe a general cause or causes of the conflict.
I believe that the general cause of the crusades was greed. I think this because all of the major religions, Muslims, Jews and Christians wanted the Holy Land, Jerusalum to themselfs and would not share it with the other religions do the fought over it, the crusades. = =

2. Background--Describe who, what when and where .
The three main groups involved in the crusades were the Christians, the Muslims and the Jews. They fought over control of the Holy Land, Jerusalem. There were many places involved in the conflict they are Mantikurt, Clermont, Acre, Anatolia, Jerusalem, Antioch, Palestine, Syria, modern day Lebanon and Turkey, Edessa and Constantinople. There was even a crusade that was led by children. The crusades took place from 1069-1291 C.E. (Wikipedia contributors)

Three factors of the crusades were the advance of the Seljuk Turks, Pope Urban II and religion. The Seljuk Turks advance scared the Christians and they wanted to gain more land so Pope Urban II called for the first crusade to the Holy Land. They also called for the crusades because they wanted it for its religious matters. (Wikipedia contributors)

4. Most Important Factor--Explain how one factor was more important than the others.
I think that the most important factor of the crusades was the Seljuk Turks advance because it caused the Christians to panic and Pope Urban II called for the first crusade so that the Christians could take the land before the Seljuk Turks could.

==5. Impacts--Explain how one religious group and an individual within that group were impacted by The Crusades. ==

The Jews were murdered and held prisioner. Some of the even killed themselves and their children so that they would not have to change their belifs.

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6. Conclusion--Explain how The Crusades could have been avoided.
The crusades could have been avoided if the Muslims, Jews and Christians could have come to an agreement or sharing of the Holy Land, Jerusalum.

7. Works Cited--List your sources in MLA format.
Wikipedia Contributers. "Crusades." Wikipedia.org Febuary 27, 2010. March 1 2010.@http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Cite&page=Crusades&id=346703777

Wikipedia Contributors. "History of the Jews and the Crusades." Wikipedia.org Febuary 26, 2010. March 2 2010. @http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Cite&page=History_of_the_Jews_and_the_Crusades&id=346586030