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People were willing to go on Crusades because they believed that it was a duty they must fulfill in order to gain admittance into heaven in the afterlife.

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Why do you thick so many people were willing to go on a crusade?

Many people will to go on crusades to fight for their religion or country!! Sorry if you don't like the answer..


How many people volunteer to go on the crusades?

100,0000


Where did people go on Crusades?

Jerusalem


Why did these people want to go fight in the crusades?

Many people who fought in the crusades did so to repent sins and be forgiven by the church or to gain land. Or because they wanted to leave their village because it was under attack.


How were people persuaded to go to the crusade?

People were persuaded to go to the Crusades through the use of religion and rewards in the after-life. It was believed that a warrior in the Crusades would be greatly rewarded in his afterlife. Participation in the Crusades became a badge of honor.


One fact about the crusades?

A fact about the crusades is that people went on the crusades because Pope Urban told them that they would be forgiven for their sins and tht they would automatically go to Heaven.


What was the series of wars over the holy land fought by?

The Crusades. There were many Crusades, but the main aim was to rid the Holy Land of Turks, who the Emperor of Constantinople did not like. The Pope was looking for a reason to create a super-power, and then the Emperor sent him a letter complaining about the Turks, so the Pope decided to take advantage of the opportunity. So many people decided to go because the Pope promised that if they went, they would definitely have a place in Heaven. He said that it is not a crime to kill people, if they are not fellow Christians. This is why many people went, and gave up jobs.


To encourage people to go on crusades the promised anyone who went?

freedom from debts and taxes


Why do people yell deus vult at the beginning of crusades?

It was a famous quote from Pope Urban II's speech to go off to fight in the Crusades. He said "Deus vult!", meaning "God wills it!", referring to the Crusades.


To encourage people to go on Crusades the pope promised anyone who went?

freedom from debts and taxes


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.


Why would Pacifists go to War?

People can sometimes be forced to do things that they don't want to do. Some people are willing to make any necessary sacrifice for their principles, but many are not. Many people will allow themselves to be conscripted into the military if the alternative is to go to jail.