To retrieve power over the holy land.
because their religion promised that if they died fighting crusades then they would get entry into heaven
Mostly knights and soldiers went on the Crusades. In the Children's Crusades (1202) England sent children to try and capture Jerusalem, but they never returned. But in most of the Crusades Knights and soldiers went with their huge armies to go and fight the Muslims so they could get Jerusalem(the Holy Land) back, and they thought that the Muslim religion was wrong.
the crusades were too week to fight
Christians and Muslims
no! smart one you did
The armies that the Crusaders were fighting were mostly compromised of either Muslims or Christians. They were claiming to be fighting for religion.
because their religion promised that if they died fighting crusades then they would get entry into heaven
Mostly knights and soldiers went on the Crusades. In the Children's Crusades (1202) England sent children to try and capture Jerusalem, but they never returned. But in most of the Crusades Knights and soldiers went with their huge armies to go and fight the Muslims so they could get Jerusalem(the Holy Land) back, and they thought that the Muslim religion was wrong.
the crusades were too week to fight
European rulers between 800 and 1500 turned to knights to fight their battles for them. Modern armies emerged after 1500.
The original purpose of the Crusades was for soldiers and princes from western Europe to fight on the side of the Byzantine emperor against the Seljuq Sultanate of Rum. Later, West European princes set up small kingdoms in Jerusalem, Antioch, Tripoli, and Tyre.
The Crusades were launched by the Popes (leaders of the catholic church). The European Kings' Armies March to Places that were occupied by Arab Tribes. The Crusades were unsuccessful, they ended giving more land to the Arabs. One of the only lasting resault was that Europe gained more technology. Dictionary.com describes it as : "any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims."
Crusades did not allow women to fight because people only thought that women were to work in the manor.
Christians and Muslims
Baptizing and burning.
people wanted to fight in the crusades for many different reasons, such as:EVERYBODY WAS EAGER TO FIGHT IN THE CRUSADES BECAUSE THEY GET GRANTED INTO HEAVEN IF THEY DIE IN THE CRUSADESKnights fought in the crusades because of their love for war also for their lady.Fighting in this war meant honour and pride as well as the reasons above.
Prior to the crusades, the Holy land had been taken over by Muslims. The crusaders went to the Holy Land to fight the Muslims and kick them out.