Cal+Gillard

1. __//Introduction//__--Describe a general cause or causes of the conflict.
I believe that the general cause for the conflict, The Crusades, was the fact that Jerusalem was holy land for all three religions. Jews, Muslims, and Christians, wanted to have control over and also be able to live in Jerusalem with only people of their own religion.

2. __//Background//__--Describe who, what when and where.
The people involved in the crusades were the Muslims, the Jews, and the Christians. This conflict took place between 1096 and 1291 C.E. It commonly took place in Jerusalem, Acre, Manzikurt, and Clermont. In many ways, the crusades still live on today.

3. __//Causal Factors//__--Describe three factors that led to The Crusades.
Three factors that lead to the crusades were Religion, Pope Urban II, and The advance of the Seljuk Turks. The advance of the Seljuk Turks scared Pope Urban II. He then sent out calls for a crusade on Jerusalem and the first crusade was started. If Pope Urban II never called for a crusade then the crusades would've never began. Also, if the Seljuk turks didn't advance towards Jerusalem, the Pope would'nt have had to call for a crusade.

4. __//Most Important Factor//__--Explain how one factor was more important than the others.
The most important factor was definitely religion. It was the most important because any strongly religious person will do anything for their religion. That meaning, if the pope of their religion told them to give their life to control the holy city, they would do so. I think that is one major reason that the holy city of Jerusalem has switched power many times. If religion wasnt a factor in the crusades, the crusades would've never happened because the crusades were religion based.

5. __//Impacts//__--Explain how one religious group and an individual within that group were impacted by The Crusades.
The crusades affected the Christians and Richard the Lionheart in a few ways. One, when Richard became king of England, he started collecting money for the Third crusade, which affected the English people. When he got enough money, he went off the fight the third crusade, which affected the English and Richard himself. "After the Third Crusade, Richard began his homeward journey to England. Put ashore by bad weather he found himself in Austria, home of Leopold, whom Richard had angered by actions during the crusade. Leopold captured King Richard and imprisoned him in his castle." That affected the English people and Richard because he was imprisoned and the English were without a king.(Stephen)

6. __//Conclusion//__--Explain how The Crusades could have been avoided.
The Crusades could have been avoided if the leaders of the Jews, Muslims, and Christians, worked out the conflict in a civil matter. For instance, they could have all signed a peace treaty saying that they could all live in Jerusalem in peace.

7. __//Works Cited//__--List your sources in MLA format.
Wikipedia Contributors. "Crusades." 2 March 2010. __ [|www.Wikipedia.org]  __. Accessed 2/24/10. []. Stephen Dafoe. "Richard I The Lionheart." Date Unknown. [|www.Templarhistory.com]. Accessed 2/24/10. [].