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[|www.allempires.com]1. Introduction--Describe a general cause or causes of the conflict.
The Jews almost single-handedly defended Haifa against the crusaders, holding out in the besieged town for a whole month (June-July 1099) in fierce battles. At this time, a full thousand years after the fall of the Jewish state, there were Jewish communities all over the country. Fifty of them are known and include Jerusalem, Tiberias, Ramleh, Ashkelon, Caesarea, and Gaza. Jews fought side-by-side with Muslim soldiers to defend Jerusalem against the Crusaders(Christians haled from Europe which included Clermont, and Constantinople). In 1071, the Seljuk Turks defeated the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, thereby occupying all of Asia Minor, including Palestine. As stories of atrocities committed against Christian pilgrims filtered back to Europe.

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2. Background--Describe who, what when and where.
WHO: The Christians, Muslims and Jews. WHAT: Friction between the Jews, Muslims and Christians. WHEN: 1071-1295. WHERE: Constantinople, Manzekirt, Clermont, Rome and Jerusalam.

3. Causal Factors--Describe three factors that led to The Crusades.
Pope Urban II called for a crusade against the Muslims in 1095. They marched from southern France to Constantinople, where friction immediately arose between the Byzantines, who were unprepared for such an army, and the crusaders. In 1097, the crusaders left Constantinople and marched towards Jerusalem, which fell in 1099.

4. Most Important Factor--Explain how one factor was more important than the others.
In celebration, the crusaders ruthlessly slaughtered all of the Muslim inhabitants of the city. The Jewish community in Palestine was forced to surrender to the new rulers, or face execution. This was one of the most important factors in the history of the crusades.

5. Impacts--Explain how one religious group and an individual within that group were impacted by The Crusades.
The Christians were to believe in only one god. As oppose to the Muslims who believed in an old man called Muhammad, also refered to as Allah.

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6. Conclusion--Explain how The Crusades could have been avoided.
The Christians could have decided to stay in Europe. Maybe sign a peace treaty. Or, they all could live in peace and not care about other people's opinion on certain things.

7. Works Cited--List your sources in MLA format.
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