The crusades were murderous, intolerant and deeply destructive in large part, but the ideals of the early Crusaders were linked with better things, including the twelfth-century cult of chivalry. Honour, daring and the protection of the weak against the powerful for no gain to self were high ideals claimed by the crusading knights. They were also driven by a sense of adventure and, for some, the chance to share in the spoils of victory.
In summary, there were many issues that brought about the crusades and influenced their course, but two specifically religious aspects that drove the crusaders were piety and intolerance.
A:The crusades took place at a time of an awakening of intense Christian piety and public interest in religious affairs, which would manifest in overwhelming popular support for the First Crusade. The trigger for the First Crusade was Emperor Alexius I's appeal to Pope Urban II for mercenaries to help him resist Muslim advances into territory of the Byzantine Empire. However, the Pope called for a large invasion force to not merely defend the Byzantine Empire but also retake Jerusalem from the Muslims. In 1099, the crusaders took Jerusalem and massacred the entire population. The crusades were murderous, intolerant and deeply destructive in large part, but the ideals of the early Crusaders were linked with better things, including the twelfth-century cult of chivalry. Honour, daring and the protection of the weak against the powerful for no gain to self were high ideals claimed by the crusading knights. They were also driven by a sense of adventure and, for some, the chance to share in the spoils of victory.In summary, there were many issues that brought about the crusades and influenced their course, but two specifically religious aspects that drove the crusaders were piety and intolerance.
They didn't "need to"; it is often - and specifically in the case of the crusades - the greed of rulers which makes them go to war.
To answer this question in the most simplest form you must look at the aim of the crusades; although there were many secondary aims for the crusades the main reason from the first four crusades to embark was to capture Jerusalm, which had been help by the Muslims since 638AD. So taking this into respect the first crusade must have been the most successful because it was the only one out of the first four crusades to capture Jerusalm!
Embark on an adventure.
I embark on a journey.
That could be "embark" as to embark an airplane or to "continue" .
It means to get on a ship.
As we embark upon this dangerous voyage, let us consider our advantages.
Cease, finish, end, stop, stay, or disembark. Those words are the opposites of embark.
The dog barked at the butterfly just as it began to embark on a piece of bark to cross the stream. I was just wondering how safe it would be to embark on a barque made of bark.
Embark
disembark