Michaela+Wallace

1. Introduction--Describe a general cause or causes of the conflict.
I think the crusades started because the Pope felt since the Muslims were advancing that he needed to protect the Christians. Since there was no communication between the religions, the crusades started.

=2. Background--Describe who, what when and where. =
 * The people involved in the Crusades were: King Richard (the lionheart) fought in the Crusades, Pope Urban II started the Crusades, Salah al-Din was the General in the Crusades, the Seljuk Turks were the people that were advancing on Constantinople, and Elizer Ben-Nathan was one of many who experienced the horrors that took place in Europe.
 * The places that the Crusades happened in were Clermont, Acre, Syria, Jerusalem, Asia, Spain, Turkey, Byzantine Empire, Granada, and North Africa.
 * The first Crusade happened between 1096 abd 1099, the second one happened between 114 and 1148, the third crusade happened between 1189- 1192. In 1095 Pope Urban II called for the Crusade, and in 1292 the last city was conquered.

=3. Causal Factors-- Describe three factors that lead to The Crusades = .
 * Alexius I, the Byzantine emperor, wanted to expel the Seljuk Turks from the Holy Lands.


 * Urban II, the pope, wanted to increase his power in Europe and he hoped to turn the Christian Knights against Muslims instead of one another.


 * Knight Crusaders had religious zeal and they wanted to fight and loot.

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

 * Urban II, the pope, wanted to increase his power in Europe and he hoped to turn the Christian Knights against the Muslims instead of one another was one factor that is more important than the others because if the Pope wouldn't have called for the crusades then they wouldn't have happened.

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

 * The Jews were impacted by the crusades because they were stuck in the middle of the Muslims and Christians. A lot of the jewish people died because they were the wrong religion, according to the Christians.
 * Elizer Ben Nathan was a Jewish poet and writer. His family was murdered by the Christians because, as said above, they were the wrong religion.

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

 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The crusades could have been avoided if the religions would have sat down at a non-violent meeting and talked everything over!

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<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">7. Works Cited--List your sources in MLA format.
Unknown. "History of the Jews and the Crusades." __Wikipedia.__ February 26, 2010. Wikimedia Foundation, INC. March 3, 2010. http:://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_and_the_crusades.​