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Well the Christians were the ones who launched the crusades and they did this because they couldn't safely travel to Jerusalem (which they called the Holy Land). They couldn't make safe pilgrimages to Jerusalem any more because the Seljuk Turks (who were Muslims) were conquering a lot of land aroundJerusalem. The Christians launched the first crusade and they captured Jerusalem. But they owed some of their victory to the Muslims who were already breaking off into different states. Four Reasons people went on crusades:
• Christians couldn't make safe pilgrimages to Jerusalem (The Holy Land)
• Seljuk Turks were taking over too much land around Jerusalem
• Muslims were making it hard for Christians to get to Jerusalem
• Christians wanted to be able to go to the Holy Land because it was a great religious site for them (it was also a great religious site for Muslims and Jews, for all different reasons)
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What was the role of christian women in the crusades?
Christian women somtimes went in to combat as soldiors, and took part in offensive combat
How did the crusades affect the Muslims?
The crusades affected the Muslims because the Muslims had what the crusaders wanted the crusaders went to war against the Muslims trying to get that "thing" back, which was Constantinople, and the crusaders killed half of Muslims to try and get Constantinople back.
The Crusades were religious wars?
The short answer is yes. They were called the Holy Crusades in their time and people were called to battle from the pulpits of churches. People who went to fight were absolved of all former sins and were considered soldiers of the Church and were thought to be fighting for Jesus, God and "to free the Holy Land from Mohammedan tyranny." There were many different Crusades mounted between 1075 - 1292. When people speak of the Crusades they are generally talking about the wars in Palestine and the attempt to drive the Muslim Arabs out of Palestine, which had previously been held by the Eastern Orthodox Byzantine Empire. The justification was to free the "Holy Land" from non-Christian rule and this is why most soldiers got involved. Certainly there was a lot of religious turmoil at the time. The Crusades were also mounted against Jews, pagans, traditionally non-Christian ethnic groups, political enemies of the Vatican and even Orthodox Christians. So, there was some non-religious fighting going on within the Crusades. But, over all the Crusades were based on the idea that the Catholic European Christians were the only people that God wanted in charge of the "Holy Land" and they threw generations of people into a basically unwinnable battle for the glory of God. yes, that lasted over 100 years usually used in the Dark Ages
A favorite target of Christian missionaries in the late nineteenth century was?
The nineteenth century was the time of the Crusades, when the Christians went to Israel to try to convert the Arabs to Christianity.
How did the Crusades change religious attitudes?
it depends on the person who's religious attitudes you are questioning. some people became closer to god through the crusades, believing that the task of killing Muslims was holy and made them closer to heaven. after all, at the council of claremont in 1095, Urban II told his audience that all who went to the crusades and died would get immediate emission to heaven and skip their time in purgatory. for the eager adventurers who went on the first crusade, this would have made them closer to the churchhowever, for some people the crusades caused a distance and distaste for the catholic church. returning crusaders who witnessed the slaughter of Muslims and Jews in the name of god began to question their own faith. in his 10 Opus majus, English philosopher and Franciscan friar Roger Bacon wrote"(those) who survive the wars and their childrenare more and more embittered against the Christian faith owing tothese wars, and are infinitely alienated from thefaith of Christ, and inflamed to do all the harmthey can to Christians."
Why did people went on a crusades?
the pope lied them and obligated them.
What type of people went on crusades and what were their reasons for going?
people went on crusades for many reasons like to please god, to runaway from the law, get more land or help their reputation
Who went to the Crusades?
All of the religious people that wanted Jerusilm.
What type of people went on crusades?
french people German people Europeans children`s and empires many people were tricked in crusades and were sold as slaves or kidnapped
What are the Crusades relashinship with christans?
The Crusades were sponsored and fought by the Catholic Church and the people who went were Christians to take back the “Holy Land.”
State one reason European knights and soldiers-joined the Crusades?
One reason is that people at the time were deeply religious, and were told that if they went on these "holy" missions to retake Jerusalem they would receive penance, forgiveness of their sins.
