2006-11-02 07:59:53 · 8 answers · asked by anthony b 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I assume here that you mean what people usually mean when they say "The Crusades," and that is the multiple attempts by European Christians to "take back," or hold on to, the Holy Land. There were a number of crusades, like the Albigensian Crusade, which were aimed at other heretics and infidels and were never intended to reach the Holy Land.
So, the simple answer to your question is that the Crusades took place in the so-called Holy Land, that part of the Middle East comsisting basically of what is now all or part of Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria.
Contrary to jelesais's answer, it was the Fourth Crusade that only got as far as Constantinople, where the Crusaders decided they had gone far enough, sacked the largest Christian city in the world, and returned home. Also contrary to jelesais's answer, the Children's Crusade, which was made up of more than just children, did make it to the Holy Land, although none of the children did.
2006-11-02 09:00:25 · answer #1 · answered by Jeffrey S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There were never any crusades in southern Spain. You probably mean Southern France. The Albigensian Crusade of 1209 was purely about religion and heresy.
There was a religious group of people in Southern France called Cathars. Their religion did not use priests, and they rejected the Catholic church as evil.
The catholic church decided they needed to be removed, so they sent some men in to start "converting" (provoking) the locals. One of these men was killed and that was enough for the church to declare a crusade.
2006-11-02 19:49:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which one? Some reached The Holy Land, some did not. Constantinople was as far as the first got, the third (Children's crusade) ended in Marseilles, the fourth was the one, or maybe the second, that actually got to Palestine.
2006-11-02 16:13:21 · answer #3 · answered by jelesais2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I remembered correctly, it was throughout Western Europe and England to covert pagans into Christians.
Cork is right....It wasn't all about religion. But during that time...RELIGION was power and money. The Pope for a long time influenced the Kings and Queens of Europe.
2006-11-02 16:06:05 · answer #4 · answered by sweetsxyazn2002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People from Europe went to Israel and other parts of the Middle st to try and kick the Jews and Muslims out.
2006-11-02 16:04:18 · answer #5 · answered by trueblue88 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i just did a project on it in world history 1096 to 1204 all over Europe
2006-11-02 16:07:53 · answer #6 · answered by roostingonattr38 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
southern spain was one area.
2006-11-02 16:06:31 · answer #7 · answered by NM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
money and power---it wasn't over religion and don't you believe it.
2006-11-02 16:07:05 · answer #8 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋