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QuestionHow is it that normal, reasonable humans
living during the Middle Ages, could become such evil, monsters during the Crusades?
Pope Urban thought by helping Alexius he would also:
• Increase his power in Europe• Heal the split (schism) between the Roman an
Byzantine churches• Unite the Christians in fighting the Muslims
rather than each other
Thousands of Knights volunteered
• Some did it out of religious zeal• Some hoped for wealth and land• Some wanted to leave problems
at home• Some yearned for adventure
Third Crusade
• Richard the Lion-Hearted led Christian knights in attacking Jerusalem but fail to retake it
The Fourth Crusade
• Christian Knights on their way to Jerusalem get into a fight with Byzantine knights
• The Christian Knights from Europe back up Venetian traders
• The Byzantine Knights back up the Byzantine traders
Violence and hatred
• Both the Christians and Muslims massacred innocent Muslim, Christians and Jews during the Crusades
• This caused a legacy of religious hatred between the groups
Increased Trade
• Crusaders returned home with new items such as fabrics, spices and perfumes
• When the Crusades ended the Europeans desired more of these interesting items
Learning
• Europeans are introduced to Muslim advances and are reintroduced to Greco-Roman learning
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/goldenages/islam.cfm
They witness the Islamic Golden Age=