Pilgrimage and holy war
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The Pope hoped that the Eastern Church (Orthodox) and Western Church (Catholic) would be reunited as a result of the Crusades.
The Crusades affected EUROPEAN TOWNS/CITIES because fuedalism was broken from the crusades making the king losing his hiarcy and everyone was fighting over who should take over the throne and be the king.
* That request resulted in The Crusades. * Although the Western Roman Empire ended in 476, The Holy Roman Empire participants in the Crusades such as France, Germany & Austria as well other European countries such as Spain, England and others were originally parts of the Western Roman Empire. * The Byzantine Empire lasted until 1453, when it finally fell to the Ottoman Turks.
State which development if you want an answer.
The Catholic Church hoped to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim control, defend Christianity, and increase the authority and power of the Pope during the Crusades. Additionally, the Crusades were seen as a way to unite Western Christendom under a common cause and to redirect the violence of feudal society towards a common enemy.
Monasticism in Western Christendom between 300 and 1200 was responsible for removing thousands of men and women from participation in public life.
The Crusades brought much riches to Western Europe and created a sense of religious unity.
The word 'crusade' derives from 'cross'. Jesus died on the cross, which is the basis for the Christian religion. Muslims had occupied the holy city of Jerusalem, therefore a pope made a call within western Christendom for a 'War of the Cross' or 'Crusade' to re-capture Jerusalem.
In Germany Easter is celebrated on the same day as everywhere in Western Christendom.
Jerusalem.
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The Muslims - western Asia- and the europians - Britain and france mainly.
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The Crusades were primarily fought between Christians from Western Europe and Muslims in the Middle East.
In western Europe it was Catholicism. When the whole of this area was converted to Catholicism it was itself as Christendom.