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1. Introduction--Describe a general cause or causes of the conflict.
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 * Some things that cause conflicts are territory and religious beliefs. The Crusades had many impact on different religions. There are many different things that **** cause **** conflicts. One of the most common ones is money and control. These crusades were just about that. **

2. Background--Describe who, what when and where.
The crusades included Christians, Jews, and Muslim religion. It was a battle over power of the holy city of Jerusalem. These crusades happened the years 1095-1291. The Christians started the crusades in 1095. They had one goal and only one goal in mind. It was to take back the holy city of Jerusalem**.**

3. Causal Factors--Describe three factors that led to The Crusades.
There were three casual factors that led up to the violent crusades. One of them was that the Muslim empire kept advancing into Byzantine territory and the Emperor asked the pope to help. Another one was the Turkish-Muslim attacks on Western Europe. Finally the Christians wanted the holy land of Jerusalem because that’s were the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ was

4. Most Important Factor--Explain how one factor was more important than the others.
The crusades included Christians, Jews, and Muslim religion. It was a battle over power of the holy city of Jerusalem. These crusades happened the years 1095-1291. The Christians started the crusades in 1095. They had one goal and only one goal in mind. It was to take back the holy city of Jerusalem**.**

The Crusades affected Christians and the European cities they lived in both positive and negative ways. A positive way was that they made themselves heard by a lot of different empires and showed their strength. The negative is that the Christians and their empire lost a ton of money and power in the process leaving them very weak. "A horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse!Slave! I have set my life upon a cast, And I will stand the hazard of the die." (King Richard)

Someone that was impacted by the crusades was King Richard. He was impacted because it was only six months into his reign when the pope called the crusade. People were criticizing him about that because he was raising taxes, and using all the resources that the English had made, and gathered.

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6. Conclusion--Explain how The Crusades could have been avoided.
Some things that cause conflicts are territory and religious beliefs. This conflict could’ve been easily avoided if the Muslims didn’t keep advancing into the Byzantine Empire. They could’ve also avoided if they were content with everyone sharing the holy city.

7. Works Cited--List your sources in MLA format.
Crusades Wikipedia Wikipedia 3/1/10 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades