In a sense, yes, because the Church wanted to regain the Holy Land, which they never did, and they were hoping to go on the Crusades to reunite the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church, which had split 50 years earlier, but they separated even further. However, they were exposed to the ideas being preserved by the Muslims.
yes it does
The Crusades was called the worlds most successful failure because it brought culture and technology back from the Middle East and they feudal system and the power of the church declines.
Watch the CBBC horrible histories - crusades clip on YouTube, I know that it appears basic and is rather cringworthy but I simplithies the crusades quite effectively :)
For those in power and who ordered it then it was a huge success. The church and ruling classes.
because the Roman Catholic church lost many wars.... BUTthey still regained back the Holy Land
The Crusades contributed to the wealth of the Church by bringing back plundered goods. The Church also became stronger as a result of the crusades because of its influence over the people during the Crusades.
The Crusades weakened the feudal nobility and increased the power of kings.
The Crusades were widely considered a failure, in that they failed to achieve their stated objective of spreading Christianity to the Holy Land. However, it brought many positive changes to European society as returning crusaders brought Muslim knowledge back with them, helping to spark the Renaissance.
The Crusades generated that the church could even make a huge mob to kill anything they disliked, which shows power.
The Crusades generated that the church could even make a huge mob to kill anything they disliked, which shows power.
The Pope hoped that the Eastern Church (Orthodox) and Western Church (Catholic) would be reunited as a result of the Crusades.
The Crusades generated that the church could even make a huge mob to kill anything they disliked, which shows power.