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The Muslems were weakened enough so they didn't finish taking over the rest of Europe and wiping out its inhabitants. They only got as far as the Balkans, and up into Spain and most of France. They were driven out of France about 300 years before the first Crusade and out of Spain by 1492. Western European Christians sought to gain control of Palestine, the land where Jesus lived, died, and according to Christians, was resurrected, from the Muslims. While Christian Crusaders never achieved more than temporary control of Jerusalem, the Crusades had many lasting effects on Western European societies. These effects profoundly changed the lives of Western Europeans.
Soldiers in the Crusades were exposed to many products that were unfamiliar to them in Europe. They learned the Muslim world had been trading even further east and that the possibility of much economic gain could be enjoyed by increasing eastern trade.
To capture Jerusalem and gain control of the Holy Lands. However, eventually the Christian troops also extended the crusade to include taking Spain from the Moors and the Slavs from Eastern Europe.
some motives for joining the crusades, where to gain wealth, to be forgiven your sins by helping the pope, and to have an adventure and prove your bravery.
They wanted to gain power since they asked the pope for help
Positive: -It helped get western Europe out of feudalism -The Muslims were weakened by the Crusades even though they won and were not strong enough to take over the rest of western Europe. -Advancements in medicine (when the knights were in Arab and Persian nations they saw this advancements and brought it back to Western Europe) -This brought Western Europe with Eastern Europe and laid the start of the Renaissance -We gained knowledge of architecture, literature, and geography, medicine as we mentioned, and maths. Negative: -Many people were persecuted such as the Jews -Western Europe was unable to gain control of Jerusalem
Natural resources, like diamonds and gold
The religious reasons for the Crusades were to reclaim Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslim control. Economically, the Crusades helped to boost trade and economic activity in Europe by opening up new routes and markets. Politically, the Crusades were used by rulers to gain power and expand their territories, as well as to divert attention from internal conflicts.
Monarchs, the church, and the Crusades were intertwined in medieval Europe. Monarchs often worked closely with the church to validate their rule and gain divine support. The Crusades were military campaigns sanctioned by the church, led by monarchs, with the goal of reclaiming the Holy Land from Muslim control. This collaboration between all three entities shaped the power dynamics and religious landscape of Europe during this period.
The Muslems were weakened enough so they didn't finish taking over the rest of Europe and wiping out its inhabitants. They only got as far as the Balkans, and up into Spain and most of France. They were driven out of France about 300 years before the first Crusade and out of Spain by 1492. Western European Christians sought to gain control of Palestine, the land where Jesus lived, died, and according to Christians, was resurrected, from the Muslims. While Christian Crusaders never achieved more than temporary control of Jerusalem, the Crusades had many lasting effects on Western European societies. These effects profoundly changed the lives of Western Europeans.
Soldiers in the Crusades were exposed to many products that were unfamiliar to them in Europe. They learned the Muslim world had been trading even further east and that the possibility of much economic gain could be enjoyed by increasing eastern trade.
to gain trade monopolies resulting in getting rich
To capture Jerusalem and gain control of the Holy Lands. However, eventually the Christian troops also extended the crusade to include taking Spain from the Moors and the Slavs from Eastern Europe.
WHY DID PEOPLE SUPPORT THE CRUSADES?
some motives for joining the crusades, where to gain wealth, to be forgiven your sins by helping the pope, and to have an adventure and prove your bravery.
how did the kiings gain of power in europe
The Goal of the invasion was to gain a foothold in Western Europe and open up a third front in the European theatre, putting further strain on Axis forces.