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1. Introduction--Describe a general cause or causes of the conflict.
= = The general cause of the conflict was people being greedy, selfish, and impatient.

2. Background--Describe who, what when and where.
In the Crusades, the main people involved were the Muslims, Christians, and Jews. The conflict was that the all three religions wanted to own and rule the Holy Land for various reasons. When the first crusade began, it was 1095, and then the last crusade ended in 1219. Where the Crusades took place were are Jerusalem, all over Europe, Constantinople, Middle East, and Asia.

3. Causal Factors--Describe three factors that led to The Crusades.
One factor that led to the Crusades was that all three religions (christians, muslims, and jews) believed that something holy happened in Jersalem. So with that they all wanted to rule the land. Another reason that led to the Crusades, was the Jews we were the first occupants of Jerusalem, but people kept coming and taking it away from them. A final reason that led to the Crusades was that for a period of time Muslims ruled over Jerusalem, but Christians were allowed to visit the ctiy. By the 11th century, however, the situation had changed. Just as the number and frequency of pilgrimages to Jerusalem was at new peaks, the Seljuk Turks took over control of Jerusalem and prevented pilgrimages.

4. Most Important Factor--Explain how one factor was more important than the others.
I believe that the most important factor that led to the Crusades was when the Seljuk Turks took over Jerusalem. I think that this was the most important factor because before the invasion, all was fine. Christians were allowed to visit the city, and numbers of pilgrimages were up to new heights. The only problem then was who was going to control the land and that wasn't the biggest, unsolveable issue​. They could've made a solution, or kept what they were doing, and it would've stayed fine, maybe. But when the Turks advanced into the east, the Christians felt threatened and advanced as well. This got the people of Jerusalem worked up, and they decided it was time to fight, and they were going to fight to keep their land to themselves. So with that, everybody turned against eachother and that, I think, was the most important causal factor that led to the Crusades.

5. Impacts--Explain how one religous group and an individual within that group were impacted by The Crusades.
The religious group I chose to study were the Christians, and the impact on them from the Crusades. The Christians were affected deeply by the Crusades and the damage they brought. Eastern Christians (Greek Orthodox and others) were mistreated and humiliated by the Crusader armies. Much of their lives were effected in the categories of political, feudilsm, commerce, and material devlopment. The pope gave a speech about such: One individual that was effected was King Richard l. Before he went to battle, his brother Henry had died, which made Richard take over the throne. When he left England to go home, he found himself in Austria due to bad weather. King Leopold was however, not so fond of King Richard, so he imprisoned him in his castle. But then, emporer of Germany offered Leopold 75,000 marks for Richard to move to Germany. Eventually, the pope decided to send a ransom for his return, in exchange for 150,000 marks. Soon the King returned to his home.
 * //"The noble race of Franks must come to the aid their fellow Christians in the East. The infidel Turks are advancing into the heart of Eastern Christendom; Christians are being oppressed and attacked; churches and holy places are being defiled. Jerusalem is groaning under the Saracen yoke. The Holy Sepulchre is in Moslem hands and has been turned into a mosque. Pilgrims are harassed and even prevented from access to the Holy Land.//**
 * //"The West must march to the defense of the East. All should go, rich and poor alike. The Franks must stop their internal wars and squabbles. Let them go instead against the infidel and fight a righteous war.//**
 * //"God himself will lead them, for they will be doing His work. There will be absolution and remission of sins for all who die in the service of Christ. Here they are poor and miserable sinners; there they will be rich and happy. Let none hesitate; they must march next summer. God wills it!"//**

6. Conclusion--Explain how The Crusades could have been avoided.
I think that the Crusades could have been avoided by the people not being so greedy, selfish, and implatient. It shows that all three religions wanted to own, and control Jerusalem so badly, that they would do anything for it. If the people had a meeting of some kind, maybe they could sort this out, and come up with a plan on how to share it, instead of fighting for it. They could share the land, so it everybody could come in and do whatever they needed or wanted to do. I think that they were so impatient and just didnt even want to hear any solutions or any ways to solve this problem. Instead they just went to war.

7. Works Cited--List your sources in MLA format.
"Effects of the Cruasades." middle-ages.org. accessed March 1, 2010.http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/effects-of-crusades.htm.

"History of Christianity". (2010, March 3). In //Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia//. Retrieved 16:14, March 3, 2010, from []