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1. Introduction--Describe a general cause or causes of the conflict.
The one Major cause of the conflict was the "war" over the holy lands. Most people wanted ton reclaim it for their god. But the Muslims belived that they all have the same God, with diffrent belifes about him. So most of the fighting for the holy lands, that were lost in the seccond crusade, were pointless. If the three religious groups had just come to an agreement most of the conflict of the crusades could have been avoided.

2. Background--Describe who, what when and where. ​

 * The five main groups of peple who were involved in the crusades were Chrisatns, Muslims, Jews, The Mongols and the Persians.
 * The crusades were fought in Europe, Aisa Minor, and the Arabian pensula. Some major citys were Jerusulam, Acre, and Constaintanople.
 * The conflict took place betwene 1096-1291. Some important dates were 1095,and 1099.
 * The crusades were the conflict betwene the Christans and Muslims. The Jews, who rarley fought in the crusades, were cought in the crossfire.

3. Causal Factors--Describe three factors that led to The Crusades.
On of the main factors that led to the crusades was the threat of the turks. The turks had been advancing to the east, and were dangerously close to Constaintanople. The Greek emproer sent an urgent mesage to the pope, asking for assistance against the turks. There for, in 1095 pope Urban the seccond launched the first crusade. Anouther factor was that pilgrimadge was becoming more of an act of bravery and detication to god. So wouldnt it be logical that if the holy lands were becoming more profound, it would be a noble thing to rescue it from the infidels? Thats what changed the avreage pilgrim into a viscious warior. Anouhter factor of the crusades was Peter the Hermit. He would travel all over Europe and convince peasents to join the crusades. He also said that they would have "rewards beyond measure" if they joined.

4. Most Important Factor--Explain how one factor was more important than the others.
I think that the most important factor is the turks advancing on constaintanople. This is the most important because it was the start of the crusades.If the Empror of Greece had not sent that mesage to the pope there would have been no crusades.

5. Impacts--Explain how one religous group and an individual within that group were impacted by The Crusades.
The crusades im pacted the crusades by making the Pope and Western European Kings more powerful. Also, with traveling to the Middle East for the crusades new trade routs were opened up. Witch was a factor for the decline of Fudelisism. One women was paticulary impacted the the crusades, her name was Eleanor of Aquantie. She was a beautiful girl from England who married Louis IIV of France at age 15. When her husband got involved in the seccond crusade she decided to too. At age 19 she knelt before the Abbé Bernard of Clairvaux and offered him 300 of her vassles for the seccond crusade. Abbe was delighted to have her 300 vassels but he didnt approve of Eleanor and her ladies coming too. They Carried lances but the women never fought. She had a ipressive battle plan, but her husband got jelous and jailled her. That led to their divorce, and her re-marrige. She was also King Richards mother.

6. Conclusion--Explain how The Crusades could have been avoided.
The crusades could have most likley not been avoided. The first crusade wasn't a forced act but an act by the pope. I geuss that The pope could have let the Byzantines fend for them selves. But with the loss of the holly land in the seccond crusade, sevreal more "fruitless" crusades were launched. The crusades could have also been somewhat avoided by the three religions coming to an agreement about Jerusulam. Did one group really have to be in control of jerusulam? Or could there have been a agreement that everyone could go to Jerusulam and worship with out having to pay a toll?

7. Cite your webcites in MLA format.
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