Sierra+Crowe

1. Introduction--Describe a general cause or causes of the conflict.
The **First Crusade** was a military expedition by to regain taken by the Muslim conquest of the finally resolving in the capture of in 1099. It was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II with the primary goal of responding to an appeal from requesting that western volunteers come to his aid and help to repel the invading Seljuk Turks from Anatolia, in modern day An additional goal soon became the principal objective: the Christian reconquest of the sacred city of Jerusalem and the and the freeing of the Eastern Christians from Islamic rule.

2. Background--Describe who, what when and where.
The Crusades were tough times for that crusaders and the christians. the christina hated the crusaders and they didnt belive what they were doing so now theres a huge war about whos land it is and why. and the Chrisians hated what they were doing and stared that started second crused.

3. Causal Factors--Describe three factors that led to The Crusades.
The crusades where imporant because, it was for religon,war, and most of all land. they fought over land for over 100s years and no one knows whos land it is or who's it is. No one will ever know but for right now its everyones now. And we will have to share this with everyone for now.

4. Most Important Factor--Explain how one factor was more important than the others.
even when the war was over no one knows whos land is it and no one knows how or when it will be disied. but when that is no one will care by then it will just be a nother piese on land to fight over. .

5. Impacts--Explain how one religous group and an individual within that group were impacted by The Crusades.
Anna Comnena in her works, Anna directed most of her contempt toward the crusaders from the West. Her father had sent the first envoys to the West, to Pope Urban I, asking for help in halting the Turkish raids which had left the southern and eastern borders of the Byzantine empire virtually defenseless. = =

6. Conclusion--Explain how The Crusades could have been avoided.
The first crusade was still a political decision not a forced move. Without them a lot would have been different, the subsequent loss of the holy land in the second crusade lead to several further fruitless crusades to reclaim it. The crusades were one of the defining moments of Christianity as the pope(previously only the bishop of Rome) was continuing to promote himself the de facto head of Christendom with the power to grant entrance to Heaven.

7. Works Cited--List your sources in MLA format.
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