End of Feudalism
Crusades
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The war started
The crusade is the war between Christians and Muslims at Southwest Asia. They were fought over control of Palestine, a region of Southwest Asia. Europeans called Palestine the land because it was the region where Jesus had lived, preached, and died. The Muslims did not bother Christians who visited the region. In the late 1000s, though, a group of Turkish Muslims entered the area and captured the city of Jerusalem. Pilgrims returning to Europe said that these Turks had attacked them in the Holy Land, which was no longer safe for Christians. Before long, the Turks began to raid the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine emperor, fearing an attack on Constantinople, asked Pope Urban II of the Roman Catholic Church for help.
Poe Urban called Christians to take back the Holy Land from the Turks and he also told the kings to stop fighting each other and help them fight for the Holy Land. Other Crusaders wanted land and treasure. Still others were looking for something to do. Adventure called to them.
The crusade started. 5000 people came to fight. The peasants were first to go than the soldiers. On the way to the Holy Land, they killed some Jews in Germany since they blame them for killing Jesus’ death. Before they even reach the Holy Land, the Turks already killed the poor and weaponless peasants. When the nobles and knights, the soldiers who are left to fight, reach Jerusalem they killed all the Turks since they are unprepared. About a month, the crusaders finally took the holy lands for themselves. After the Europeans took Jerusalem, they set up four small kingdoms in the Holy Land. The rulers of these kingdoms created lord and vassal systems like they had known at home. They also began to trade with people back in Europe.
The peaceful time of the crusaders, the Muslim attacked again after 50 years in response they set more crusades. They set for the second crusade, but they have poor planning so the crusade was a complete failure so the Muslims took the holy land back. The Third Crusade began after the Muslims retook Jerusalem. The rulers of England, France, and the Holy Roman Empire led their armies to the Holy Land to fight for Jerusalem, but problems soon arose the German king died, and the French king left. So the England king, Richard I, stayed and fight at the third crusade. The Muslim leader Saladin was the brilliant master mind of this war, even Crusaders respected his kindness toward fallen enemies. In turn, the Muslims admired Richard’s bravery. For months, Richard and Saladin fought and talked about how to stop their crusade. Richard captured a few towns and won protection for Christian pilgrims. In the end, however, he returned home with Jerusalem still in Muslim hands.
The French knights arrived in Venice ready to sail to the Holy Land to begin a Fourth Crusade. However, the knights didn’t have money to pay for the voyage so for payment the Venetians asked the knights to conquer Zara, a rival trade city. The knights agreed so they also attacked Constantinople and carried off many treasures. The city that had been threatened by Muslims before the Crusades had been sacked by Christians!
More Crusades happened but none of them were successful Why did the Crusades fail? There were many reasons.
The Crusaders had to travel huge distances just to reach the war.
Many died along the way.
Crusaders weren’t prepared to fight in Palestine’s desert climate.
The Christians were outnumbered by their well-led and organized Muslim foes.
Christian leaders fought among themselves and planned poorly.
Whatever the reasons for their failure, the Crusades ended, with the Holy Land under Muslim control.
Poe Urban called Christians to take back the Holy Land from the Turks and he also told the kings to stop fighting each other and help them fight for the Holy Land. Other Crusaders wanted land and treasure. Still others were looking for something to do. Adventure called to them.
The crusade started. 5000 people came to fight. The peasants were first to go than the soldiers. On the way to the Holy Land, they killed some Jews in Germany since they blame them for killing Jesus’ death. Before they even reach the Holy Land, the Turks already killed the poor and weaponless peasants. When the nobles and knights, the soldiers who are left to fight, reach Jerusalem they killed all the Turks since they are unprepared. About a month, the crusaders finally took the holy lands for themselves. After the Europeans took Jerusalem, they set up four small kingdoms in the Holy Land. The rulers of these kingdoms created lord and vassal systems like they had known at home. They also began to trade with people back in Europe.
The peaceful time of the crusaders, the Muslim attacked again after 50 years in response they set more crusades. They set for the second crusade, but they have poor planning so the crusade was a complete failure so the Muslims took the holy land back. The Third Crusade began after the Muslims retook Jerusalem. The rulers of England, France, and the Holy Roman Empire led their armies to the Holy Land to fight for Jerusalem, but problems soon arose the German king died, and the French king left. So the England king, Richard I, stayed and fight at the third crusade. The Muslim leader Saladin was the brilliant master mind of this war, even Crusaders respected his kindness toward fallen enemies. In turn, the Muslims admired Richard’s bravery. For months, Richard and Saladin fought and talked about how to stop their crusade. Richard captured a few towns and won protection for Christian pilgrims. In the end, however, he returned home with Jerusalem still in Muslim hands.
The French knights arrived in Venice ready to sail to the Holy Land to begin a Fourth Crusade. However, the knights didn’t have money to pay for the voyage so for payment the Venetians asked the knights to conquer Zara, a rival trade city. The knights agreed so they also attacked Constantinople and carried off many treasures. The city that had been threatened by Muslims before the Crusades had been sacked by Christians!
More Crusades happened but none of them were successful Why did the Crusades fail? There were many reasons.
The Crusaders had to travel huge distances just to reach the war.
Many died along the way.
Crusaders weren’t prepared to fight in Palestine’s desert climate.
The Christians were outnumbered by their well-led and organized Muslim foes.
Christian leaders fought among themselves and planned poorly.
Whatever the reasons for their failure, the Crusades ended, with the Holy Land under Muslim control.
