Katelyn+Sundwall

​​1. Introduction--Describe a general cause or causes of the conflict.
**I believe that the main cause of the crusades was greed. Christians Jews and Muslims all wanted land in Jerusalem and instead of peacefully working it out, a war broke out. They didnt want to equally share land with eachother, and they all wanted it to themselves. They wanted to exclude all other religions and make it thier own. ** ==   2. Background--Describe who, what when and where  == What: Wars (crusades) among the different religions trying to keep thier land in Jerusalem. When: 1096-1296 (About 200 years).**
 * Who: Muslims, Christians, Jews. Specifically Salah al-din, Anna Comnena, King Richard.
 * Where: The crusades took place in a number of areas. Anatolia, Palestine, Antioch, Jerusalem, Damascus, holy land Lebanon, Syria...**

3. Causal Factors--Describe three factors that led to The Crusades.
2. Different religions fighting for control over the Holy Land 3. Muslims taking the Holy City of Jerusalem under thier control**
 * 1. Pope Urban ll calling for the council of Clermont.

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

 * The most important factor of the crusades was that all the religions were a part of the war and they all wanted to control the Holy Land. Each religion had the right to control and have ownership over the land, but instead of deciding who controlled the land by peacefully talking it out, there was war... thats when the crusades started.**

5. Impacts--Explain how one religous group and an individual within that group were impacted by The Crusades.
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 * Christians were impacted by the crusades in several ways. One, the Christians had the ability to find more land and expand thier ways of life and contribute more to thier religion. One of the negitive impacts was that the Christians also lost lots of thier land and many followes of thier religion were killed, including thier leaders. Many individuals were also affected, such as Anna Comnena, a well educated scholar. She thought of the crusaders and uneducated barbarians with manners beneath those of the wealthy Byzantines. One of the things she said about them was,** **"They had uncontrollable passion, erratic character, irresolution, greed for money" ( Jones).** **Because the crusaders came as looters and destroyers to steal things, Anna was forced to wear cloth over her face and to minimize the amount of times she was in public. This had a big affect on her and other womens lives.**

6. Conclusion--Explain how The Crusades could have been avoided.

 * The crusades could have been prevented in so many ways, but instead of sharing land, they all wanted it for themselves. If everybody had been cooperative and had appreciated the land they already owned, then none of the crusades would have ever happened.**