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Q: Why did some western European Christians kill eastern European christians during the crusades?
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What was the effect of European Christians wanting to recover the the holy land from the Muslim?

After the Crusades the European Christians returned to Europe with many ideas and knowledges from the Middle Eastern Islamic Lands... this began the Renaissance in Europe which took them out of their Dark Ages


Did tensions between western and eastern christians increase after the crusades?

Yes


Were the Crusaders Christians?

The Crusaders were Christians, many of them devout Christians. They were also sinners, to such an extent that some modern Christians would deny that they were really Christians at all. The original motivation for the Crusades was to recover the Holy Land from Islamic domination. However, the Crusades also became a great adventure and an opportunity for looting, murder, rape and other excesses. Some Crusaders were not particular about limiting their crimes to just the Muslims - Jews and Eastern Orthodox Christians were often easier targets.


What was the effect of European Christian's wanting wanting to recover the holy land from the Muslim?

After the Crusades the European Christians returned to Europe with many ideas and knowledges from the Middle Eastern Islamic Lands... this began the Renaissance in Europe which took them out of their Dark Ages


What impact did the crusaders have on Jewish population of Europe?

The Crusades were rising hostility to the Jews. More and More Christians believed that all non-Christians were their enemy. On their way to Palestine, some Crusaders massacred European Jews and continued the killing in Palestine. After the Crusades, Jews were expelled from England in 1290 and from France in 1306 and again in 1394. Many of these Jews moved to eastern Europe. Many Crusaders who stayed in Palestine came to respect Muslims, but Cristian tolerance toward Jews continued.


What countries were involved the Crusades?

Australia and eastern europe fought together to defeat the muslims who kept the christians from seeing the birthplace and crusifiztion place of jesus


What do you call to the followers of eastern orthodox?

They are called Eastern Orthodox Christians or just Orthodox Christians.


Describe the difference and how eastern Christians and western Christians viewed their bishops?

western bishops rape more kids


Describe the crusades and why they occured?

The first crusade was the first of a number of crusades that took place to capture ... "Christians, hasten to help your brothers in the East, for they are being attacked. ... through Italy, then Eastern Europe and then through what is now Turkey.The Crusades happened when the Muslims had taken the holy city of Jerusalem.


What empire The Great Schism of 1054 occurred among the Christians?

The Great Schism of 1054 occurred among the Christians of Eastern and Western Roman Empire.


Why is the Christians of kerala known as Syrian Christians?

Becausea) Christianity was brought to Kerala by St. Thomas the apostle of Christ.b) Early church in Kerala used Syriac (or Suriyani) was the language in the Church. Probably introduced through their interactions with early Christians in Persia, Armenia, etc.c) Early Kerala Christian rituals resembled more with the "Eastern rituals", than European Christians rituals.Essentially they are Christians like any other Christians, "Syrian" just points to their historical Christian heritage, which is different from how Christianity arrived in the rest of India.


What was the first goal of the crusades?

To capture the Christian holy land To reconquer the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land and free the Eastern Christians from Islamic rule. To take Jerusalem for the Catholic Church