Crusades Essay Examples

Saladin was a 12th century Islamic leader who effectively unified the Muslim world against the aggressive armies of the invading European crusaders. As Sultan of Egypt and Syria, Saladin proved himself an able politician, and his decisions were governed by his devotion to Islam. He used his determination as fuel, but tempered his ambitious passions […]

In order to establish reasons for Urban’s call for a crusade in 1095, we need to look at many accounts of the time, and find out what was happening in the rest of the Christian world which influenced both what and when he said what he did to launch the first crusade. At the time, […]

Muslim Interaction European crusades to the eastern Mediterranean from 1095-1291 CE were a series of violent encounters between Christians and Muslims over control of certain lands. These crusades had a number of consequences, but perhaps more than anything else they brought many more Europeans than ever before into close contact with Muslims. Through this, Europeans […]

From 1174 the Kingdom of Jerusalem waned until its eventual fall to Saladin. It faced a number of problems from Amalric’s death that saw that its demise was inescapable. It had a series of weak and distracted rulers that damaged political stability, it faced economic and military pressures, however most importantly it faced the threat […]

The Crusades were a group of Holy Wars fought between European Christians and the Seluk Turks between the years of 1096 and 1291. All in total there were eight organized crusades. Jerusalem is a sacred city for Christians; many Christians made regular pilgrimages to Jerusalem. Up to the invasion of the Seluk Turks, the Saracens […]

Over its period of existence, from 285AD to 1453, the Byzantines greatest asset was its strength in depth, and its culture. Even before Diocletian partitioned the eastern and western parts of the Roman Empire in 285, the east was seen to be richer and stronger than the west. Egypt was the grain store for the […]

The legends of Presser John (also Presbyter Johannes) were popular In Europe from the 12th through the 17th centuries, and told of a Christian patriarch and king said to rule over a Christian nation lost amidst the Muslims and pagans in the Orient. Written accounts of this kingdom are variegated collections of medieval popular fantasy. […]

Crusades: After the first Christian Crusade that begun in 1095 there were eight classified crusades that generally aimed towards the area of Sirya and Palestne that lasted untill the 1270s. Yet after much humiliation and the repeated defeat of the Crusaders in the Lavant, most of the Eropean powers understood the fact that the Holy […]

The crusades are a series of nine Holy wars that lasted about 200 years. In 1096, serfs, knights, lords, and the pope were a part of the crusades. Later ended in 115 years making the year 1291. The crusades were a fight for Holy Land between the Christians in Europe and the Muslims in the […]

Through history, people have gone through it great deal of adversity-from slavery, the holocaust, and the Iraq war to our economic crisis today. Adversity, or as some may say struggle, is inevitable and unavoidable. The question that arises from overcoming adversity is value or meaning that comes from difficult times and/or catastrophic events. “ That […]

Were the crusades caused primarily by religious devotion or by desire for political and economic gain? Christians and Muslims fought in a series of wars for nearly 200 years. The drive to gain control of the Holy Land was the biggest motivation. Christians wanted the Holy Land because this was where Jesus lived. The Muslims […]

The Road to Salvation starts With Death: Analytic Book Review of the First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading The middle ages was marked by a shocking poverty, a sporadic decrease in the birth rate, and a high mortality rate due to famine and disease. However this did not stop the fervor that gripped the […]

Brief summary of the book main themes In appreciation of the style used by Dr. Riley-Smith, it is imperative to note that throughout the book, some facts are genuine that often led to the misrepresentation and misunderstanding of the crusades. In this book, one can come to the realization that at the outset motivations in […]

The Middle Ages were a time period that began close to 950 A.D. and concluded around 1450 A.D. This time period was a rather violent time period where the penalty of death was common and people were extremely susceptible to disease. The prominent religion was Roman-Catholicism. And the world was harsh. They didn’t support peasants. […]