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​​​1. Introduction--Describe a general cause or causes of the conflict.
One of the general causes of this conflict is that all of the religions, Muslims, Christains and Jews, wanted to control the Holy Land, Jerusalem. I believe that if they had an agreement about this matter, all of the crusades could've been avoided.

2. Background--Describe who, what when and where.
The crusades took place in Europe, Asia, Jerusalem,(the Holy Land), Clermont, and the Middle East. Some important induviduals are Pope Urban ll, Salah al-din, Anna Comnena, Richard the Lion Heart and all of the children. The conflict took place in the years 1096 - 1296, which is 200 years. All three religions wanted to rule the Holy Land,

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

 * 1) All religions had to fight for control over the Holy Land.
 * 2) Pope Urban called for a council in Clermont.
 * 3) Muslims taking Jerusalem under their control.

4. Most Important Factor--Explain how one factor was more important than the others.
The most important factor was that all religions wanted control over the Holy Land. This was the most important because it involves all religions, which is pretty much everyone, so everyone had some part in it. The other factors involved a lot of people, but not as many as this most important factor. I also believe that if there wasnt conflict over who ruled the Holy Land, the crusades wouldnt've happened.

5. Impacts--Explain how one religous group and an individual within that group were impacted by The Crusades.
The christians were greatly impacted because of the crusades. For one thing, when the crusades ended the christian stance on military service changed radically. The negative affects during the crusades to the christians was that lots of their land was taken away and many soldiers and leaders were killed. Many christian induviduals were affected by the crusades too, including Anna Comnena. She described the crusades as uneducated barbarians with manners far beneath the wealthy. Heres something that she said: " Time in its irresistable and ceaseless flow carries along on its flood all created things and drowns them in the depths of obscurity"(Comnena) Again, the Christains were greatly impacted, along with the Muslims and Jews.

6. Conclusion--Explain how The Crusades could have been avoided.
The crusades could have been avoided if the different religions saw the other religion's point of view on things. If that happened, they may have understood that every religion has equal right to the Holy Land, and that they arent the only ones in the country at the time.

7. Works Cited--List your sources in MLA format
No Author. "Anna Comnena." __womeninworldhistory.com.__ 1999. No sponsor. Accessed March 2, 2010. <http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine5.html>

No Author. "Crusades." __wikipedia.com.__ March 3, 2010. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Accessed March 2, 2010. <[]>