Kayla+Scheffer

==1. Introduction--Describe a general cause or causes of the conflict. ==
 * The impact of the Crusades on the people were major. Many people were killed or killed themselves. Each religion thought they were the only ones who were right. I believe that the Crusades happened because of people's inability to except and understand someone else's idea. It didn't have to be made into such a big deal. Even though it was really stupid in my opinion, there is backround behind it all.

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

 * The Jews, Muslims, and the Christians were all part of the Crusades.
 * The battles mostly took place in Europe and surrounding continents. Places such as France, Germany, England, and Acre were also used as battlefields
 * All three groups wanted power over the Holy Land, Jerusalem, because they felt God had given it to them.
 * In 1290 England expelled the Jews and in 1394 France also expelled the Jews.
 * In 1096 the 1st crusade started.
 * In the 14th and 15th century the Jews spread.

3. Causal Factors--Describe three factors that led to The Crusades.

 * ====Each group thought God had given Jerusalem to them and only them. ====
 * They didn't want to share their land.
 * The Christians wanted Muslims and Jews to convert to Christianity.

4. Most Important Factor--Explain how one factor was more important than the others.

 * I believe that the most important factor was that each group thought that God had given them Jerusalem.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">I think this is most important because ALL three groups wanted the power. It wasn't just the Christians or Jews or Muslims. Unlike how the Christians wanted Muslims and Jews to convert to Christianity, because that mainly involved the Christians. Each group wanted the same thing, thought. They all wanted Jerusalem to be theirs.

<span style="color: #0afa0b; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">5. Impacts--Explain how one religous group and an individual within that group were impacted by The Crusades.

 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">The Jews were very much impacted by the crusades. Most Jews were very loyal to their religion, and since the Christians were trying to convert Jews and Muslims to Christianity it resulted in many suicides. Many people killed their families along with themselves to prove that they would rather die than convert. Crusaders killed anybody in their path. THey pillaged villages and burnt down houses. The Jews seemed to be stuck in the middle of a fight between Muslims and Christians.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Eleazer Ben Judah was just one of the many Jews who had been effected by the Crusades. Eleazer was a Jewish scholar. One day the Crusaders came to his village. They set his house on fire and slaughtered his wife and three children. Somehow Eleazer made it out alive but he was without a home and no family. He wondered if his people would survive in Europe.

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<span style="color: #fa2996; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">6. Conclusion--Explain how The Crusades could have been avoided.

 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">The Crusades were a pretty horrible time in history. So many people were killed and their stuff stolen. In my opinion, the Crusades could of been easily avoided. Instead of people being offended when someone said they were wrong about what they believed, they could of just explained to them what they believed. I also think it is strange that people couldn't except other's ideas. Like how the Christians wanted everyone else to be Christians. If they found someone who wouldn't convert they would say "OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!!!!" Was that seriously necessary? Poor Eleazer Ben Nathan lost almost everything all because people couldn't except. I don't know all the in's and out's of the Crusades and I will never know what exactly people were thinking but I say the Jews were correct. Was it necessary to die instead of convert? No, but I don't think they should of had to convert when they were passionate about what they believed in.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Pomoni, Christina. "The History of the Jews during the Crusades." Articlesbase.com. June 27, 2009. Google.com. March 3,2010. <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">[]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Not Given. "Eliezer ben Nathan." Eliezer ben Nathan: Encyclopedia. Google. 3/3/10. <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">[]