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​ __1. Introduction--Describe a general cause or causes of the conflict__
I believe the Crusades were caused by peoples different religious beliefs.

__2. Background--Describe who, what when and where.__
Christians, Muslims, and Jews were involved in the Crusades. The conflict of the Crusades was the Christians, Muslims, and Jews were fighting over Jerusalem. The Crusades originally had the goal of recapturing Jerusalem and the Holy Land. This conflict took place in 1096 A.D. to 1291 A.D. The Crusades took place in Jerusalem, Europe, Constantinople, and in the Middle East. The Crusades took place in many countries because the Christians, Muslims, and Jews all wanted to take over Jerusalem, and to get there, they had to fight thier way through many different countries.

__3. Causal Factors--Describe three factors that led to The Crusades.__
Some factors that led to the Crusades was peoples beliefs. For example, the Christians wanted to take over Jerusalem because they thought it was a very Holy place where they could speak, and pray to God. Another factor that led to the Crusades was the Pope. The Pope thought that the land was his, and since the Muslims, Chistians, and Jews were taking over the land that he thought was his, he wanted it back. Lastly, another factor that led to the Crusades was Muslims. Muslims was a factor because the Muslims were the ones who owned the Holy Land before anyone else.

__4. Most Important Factor--Explain how one factor was more important than the others.__
The most important factor in the Crusades was Jerusalem. Jerusalem is the most important factor because it was the land that everyone wanted to own and fight for. Jerusalem was very religious to people like the Christians, Muslims, and Jews and if the Christians, Muslims and Jews all had different beliefs they wouldn't fight over land, like Jerusalem but since they all had religious beliefs they wanted to take over Jerusalem because they thought it was a very Holy place.

__5. Impacts--Explain how one religous group and an individual within that group were impacted by The Crusades.__
Richard I was an individual that impacted the Crusades. Richard I impacted the Crusades because after younger Henry died, Richard I took the throne. Then, Richard I controlled his army and wanted to take over Jerusalem. But after he heard that the Crusades had lost their control over Jerusalem against Saladin, Richard I got furious and took up the cross of Crusades. = =

__6. Conclusion--Explain how The Crusades could have been avoided.__
I think the Crusades could have been avoided if the Muslims, Christians, and Jews had different beliefs. If they had different beliefs they wouldn't want to control eachothers land and fight over it.

__7. Works cited--List your sources in MLA format__
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"Crusades." Wikipedia. March 2, 2010. [|www.wikipedia.org]. 

"How did the crusades impact modern christianity?" 2010. [|www.wiki.answers.com]. 2010. <[].>

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