canara+heinke

1. Introduction--Describe a general cause or causes of the conflict. ​
​ **The cause of the crusades was the need for power. Everyone wanted more. Religion was a big part of thecrusades too. A major purpose for the crusades was to gain power over Palestine. This was the homeland of the Jews and place where Jesus had lived. It was called the Holy Land by the Christians. Jerusalem was the spiritual heart of palestine. It was a sacred city the Jewish,Muslims, and Christians. In the 11th century, Muslims were rising for the power of the Palestine .The Pope Urban ll then called to the Christians for help over the Palestine and many other small lands that were nearby. This was the beginning of the crusades.**

=2. Background--Describe who, what when and where. =
 * The Crusades began in 1095. The Crusades involved the Chrisrians, Muslims, and the Jewish.The Crusades were 9 different battles involving death, religion, friendship, and power. The Crusades took place in western Asia and, The middle eastern part of Europe. In other words, it took place in the Holy Land and other parts around Europe and Asia too. The Crusades involved many people and lot's of sadness but is now a big part of history.**

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

 * There are three main reasons or factors that led to the Crusades. The first factor, is that Christians wanted to take over Palestine and other places, but also take over the religious empire too. The Christians did not like the jewish in the Crusades. The Jewish were tearibly harmed and, if you were jewish and not dead after the Crusaders came for you, you would be sold as a slave. On the other hand, the Christians opinion of the Muslims was that the should not become Christians, but just go on ahead and perish. Secondly, There was open land to be taken over. Any time you have open land, or moore importantly, the Holy Land, someone has to rule it and in this case, the Muslims, Christians, and Jewish all wanted the Holy Land because this was a special place were Jesus had lived and was a place a place that was, well, Holy. Lastly, everyone wanted power. The more power you had, the greater amount of resources you would have, plus, you would have an advantage over other religions.**

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

 * The most important factor was the need for power. This factor over rules the other two factors because, tje Crusades were battles for power. Everything had centered around power and if no one wanted power then none of the battles would have taken place but, because everyone wanted power, the battles did accure, and lives were taken.**

5. Impacts--Explain how one religious group and an individual within that group were impacted by The Crusades.
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