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1. Introduction--Describe a general cause or causes of the conflict. __ A general cause of the conflict, which is the crusades, is that the Jews, Christians, and the Muslims wanted Jerusalem, A.K.A. the Holy Land .__ 2. Background--Describe who, what when and where. __ There were three religions, Christian people, the Jewish people, and the Muslim people. they all fought in a crusade for Jerusalem. They lasted from 1096-1291, but in 1095 the Pope called for a crusade. They were held in Constantinople, Jerusalem, and Europe .__ 3. Causal Factors--Describe three factors that led to The Crusades. __ 1. Religion, religion is a factor because the Christians, Jews, and the Muslims all wanted Jerusalem. 2. The advance of the Seljuk Turks. After they advanced pope Urban II sent out for a crusade. 3. The Pope. The pope is a factor because if he had not called for a crusade in the first place the crusades would not have happened .__ 4. Most Important Factor--Explain how one factor was more important than the others. __ The most important factor was the Seljuk Turks advancing, if they didn’t advance then Pope Urban wouldn’t have called out for a crusade. Therefore we would not have any crusade. But the people would do anything for their religion in those days, they fought because there leader told them to .__ 5. Impacts--Explain how one religious group and an individual within that group were impacted by The Crusades. __ Richard I was known as one of the great warriors of England. he was also known as the absent king, that’s because during his rein of king from 1189-1199 he spent a total of six months in England. he was also known for his bravery, that’s how he got the nickname "lion heart". Sadly his rein came to an end when in war he was struck with an arrow in the shoulder and refused treatment and died of an infection .__ 6. Conclusion--Explain how the Crusades could have been avoided. __ like i said before, if the Seljuk Turks didn’t advance then pope urban wouldn’t have called for a crusade, therefore the crusades would have been avoided. also if the people were not that religious then the crusades would have been avoided because a strongly religious person will do anything for his/her religion .__ 7. Works Cited--List your sources in MLA format. __"what were the causes of the crusades"?wikianswers.accessed feb 25,2010.http://wiki.answers.com/q/what_were_the_affects_of_the_crusades__ __"howdidthecrusadesaffectchristianity"? wikianswers.accessedfeb 25,2010.http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_did_the_Crusades_impact_modern_Christianity __ 