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Yes, it was the Holy City to the christians and catholics and they sieged the city to retake the church when the Muslims tried to change the religion to Orthodox instead of Catholic. This started crusades which were made to expand the Catholic beliefs.
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True or false the Pope persuaded the people to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims?
Yes, the Popes of Rome supported the Crusades of the Middle Ages to recapture the Holy Lands, and especially Jerusalem, from the Muslims. Some even supported the invasion attempts financially.
What was the only crusade to recapture Jerusalem?
it was a crusade launched by Pope Urban 2 in 1095. The recapture of Jesuralem was achieved in 1099.
How was chrtianity involved in the crusades?
In the beginning (the first Crusades) Christianity was the entire reason for the Crusades. They were called for by Pope Urban II (the lead "Christian" at the time) mainly to recapture the Holy Land Jerusalem (Palestine at the time) from Muslim control. There were other factors too, including wealth and forgiveness of sins.
Why fight the crusades?
I totally agree with the question but there is a reason; the first Crusades were called for by Pope Urban II, it was a declared Holy War. The main reason he called for them was to recapture the holy land Jerusalem (Palestine at the time) from Muslim control. Of course there were other factors involved but that's the main reason.
How did the Crusades begin?
The Crusades began when Pope Urban II called for them in 1095 to recapture the holy land (Jerusalem, Palestine at the time) from Muslim control. (Of course there were other reasons and factors involved but that's the main reason)
What was a goal of the first crusade?
The goal was to recapture the Holy Land (Palestine) from the Seldjuk Turks. The Turks had defeated the Byzantines in 1071, and took Jerusalem. They persecuted the Chistians. So, the Crusades were military expeditions fought by the Europeans to win back the Holy Land. The First Crusade was called by the Pope (Urban II). The Crusades successfully captured Jerusalem in 1099 and massacred its inhabitants.
When did the crusades takes place?
1095-1295 The Pope at the time was Urban the 2nd and to wage war against the pagans, Jews, Muslims and enemies of the pope. This was also to recapture the holy land.
Why would people go on crusades?
The Christians went on Crusades to liberate Jerusalem from Muslim control, after being told to do so by the Pope in Rome. The Crusades were a failure and the Muslims controlled Jerusalem until WWI, when the British got control of the region.
Did the Christians or the Muslims win the first crusade and when?
In 1095, Pope Urban II, Rome's Pope, organised a crusade to conquer Jerusalem. There was 30000-35000 crusades+ calvary ready to advance against the Muslims who were still conquerors of Jerusalem. In 1099, the Crusades has reached Jerusalem and conquered the Muslims with their famous big red cross sign.
What event triggered the Crusades?
The First Crusades was triggered by the movement of Muslim religions into the area of Jerusalem. The First Crusade was declared in 1905 by Pope Urban II.
Pope urban II whaty major cities did the crusades capture during the first crusade?
Jerusalem, & the Holy land
What was the role of Pope Urban?
The role of pope urban was to convince the Franks to go to the east to assist the Byzantines against the attacks of the Muslim Turks and to liberate Jerusalem -the crusades-
